2196 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-unit, two-story New Law tenement building at 2196 Pitkin Avenue in East New York, owned by Jennifer Forteau, has been in operation since 1930 and has experienced several notable events over the past five years. The property has consistently demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with three consecutive annual filings (2024, 2022, and 2021) indicating zero infested units, successful eradication efforts, and no re-infestations.

However, there have been recurring issues with a food establishment on the premises, with seven documented complaints between 2020 and 2024, primarily related to food safety violations such as bare hands in contact with food and food worker hygiene concerns. A food poisoning incident was reported in March 2020, though this was deemed isolated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The most recent health-related complaint was filed in May 2024, regarding food establishment violations, which was subsequently closed in January 2025.

The building has had four Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting compliance between 2021 and 2024, all of which have been marked as closed. While the property's rodent inspection record shows a passing result from June 2012, there have been no rodent-related complaints on record since then. It's worth noting that the majority of the DOHMH complaints were either administratively closed or responded to with appropriate inspections, and the most recent bedbug report filing in April 2024 was submitted within the required timeline, covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023.