203 Hale Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The two-family house at 203 Hale Avenue in Cypress Hills, owned by Shih Chiang Huang, was built in 1901 and has experienced several significant issues over the past few years. Most notably, in late 2019, there was a window frame violation in Apartment 1 that required correction of a broken or defective glass upper window sash in the 3rd room from the east on the first floor.

Between 2018 and 2021, there were multiple complaints regarding potential illegal uses of the property, with several attempts by Department of Buildings inspectors to gain access and investigate alleged illegal hotel rooms and conversions, though many inspections were unsuccessful due to access denial. Notable violations from December 2018 included multiple concerning fire safety issues related to unauthorized transient use, such as lack of required egress, fire alarm systems, and sprinklers, for which the property received $12,500 in penalties that were subsequently resolved.

The building's violation history shows attention to code compliance issues, with several immediately hazardous violations filed in March 2019, though these were dismissed. The property has had clean records for bedbugs (no infestations reported between November 2019 and October 2020) and passed an initial rodent inspection in March 2012. The building class is designated as a 2-family house with two stories, and while it experienced several code compliance issues, these appear to have been addressed over time.