521 Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The 5-unit, 2-story New Law Tenement building at 521 Van Siclen Avenue in East New York, owned by Nir Dankner and constructed in 1930, has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the past few years. Most recently, in October 2023, a rat sighting was reported to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, though inspectors were unable to access the property for verification.

The building has had recurring bedbug reporting violations, with notices issued in 2021, 2022, and 2024 for failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations. Despite these violations, the most recent bedbug filing for 2022-2023 reported no infested or re-infested dwelling units, and previous reports from 2020-2022 indicated only 4 units had been eradicated during the 2019-2020 period. The building's infrastructure has faced some challenges, including a documented power outage emergency in June 2019.

However, some concerns appear to have been unfounded; a 2021 complaint about illegal conversion was investigated and no violations were found. On a positive note, the property has consistently passed rodent inspections conducted in 2012, 2019, and 2024, indicating ongoing efforts to maintain pest control standards. The frequency of bedbug report violations and the recent rodent sighting, coupled with the power outage in 2019, suggest some maintenance and pest control challenges, though the building's overall inspection history shows compliance with most housing maintenance codes.