209 Sunnyside Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-family converted Class A building at 209 Sunnyside Avenue in Cypress Hills, owned by Victor Suarez, has experienced several notable issues over recent years, most concerning tenant safety and building compliance. Most pressing are the two open violations related to failure to file required annual bedbug reports from 2021 to 2024, and multiple open violations from 2018 affecting first-floor apartment 1F, including defective carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, and problems with plastered surfaces.

The building's safety history includes two consecutive emergency complaints in November 2022 regarding broken/missing window guards, though one was inspected with no violations found. The property has faced significant compliance challenges, particularly related to a 2020 zoning violation for non-compliance with front yard planting requirements, and a work permit violation for unauthorized modifications to the front yard area, though both violations remain active.

Additional infringing conditions were noted in 2018, including inadequate hot water supply in a second-floor apartment (2L), and multiple fire safety concerns, such as defective carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in apartment 1F, and missing gas leak notice postings in common areas. While there have been various maintenance issues reported through 311 and Department of Buildings complaints, including drainage problems in 2020, many complaints were either closed without violation or resulted in minimal consequences. A rodent inspection in 2012 passed successfully, and a permit was issued in 2021 for unspecified work to be completed.