717 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 717 Shepherd Avenue in East New York, owned by Rosemary Francois, has a documented history dating back to its 1930 construction as a New Law tenement. The property has undergone regular inspections and maintained compliance with various housing regulations, with no recorded incidences of pest infestations in the past five years, as evidenced by the bedbug reports filed from 2019 through 2025 showing zero infested units.

The building's most significant recent incident occurred in late 2022, when a window guard was reported as broken or missing, though this safety complaint was investigated and closed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development without violations being issued. The property has three completed rodent inspections on record (2011, 2012, and 2018), all of which passed successfully, indicating good maintenance of basic sanitation standards.

The building received two bedbug violation notices in 2022 and 2024 regarding the requirement to file annual bedbug reports, though these appear to be more administrative in nature than indicating actual infestations, as subsequent filings consistently show zero infested units. While the window guard issue in 2022 represented a direct safety concern, it was promptly addressed and resolved within a week, with no similar safety complaints recorded since. The building's overall record demonstrates regular compliance with housing maintenance codes, with particular attention to pest control requirements being maintained through periodic filings.