304 East 56th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

At 304 East 56th Street, a two-story, three-unit residential building constructed in 1950 and currently owned by Anthony Desir, a pattern of maintenance compliance issues has emerged over recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing bedbug reporting compliance issue, with the most recent violation from April 2024 remaining open. This violation stems from the building's failure to file the required annual bedbug report, a requirement that has been consistently noted in violations dating back to 2021.

While the building did submit a bedbug report in April 2023 covering the period from November 2021 to October 2022, this report indicated no infestation or eradication efforts during that period. The property has faced some more serious regulatory challenges, particularly concerning unauthorized construction work. In January 2022, a complaint regarding "Work Without a Permit – Occupied Multiple Dwelling" was filed and resulted in an Oath Violation being served.

This led to two Environmental Control Board violations in 2022 and 2024 connected to construction work involving the removal of a garage door and brick wall construction at street level, for which no permits were obtained. While the 2022 violation has been resolved with no balance due, the 2024 violation remains active, with a penalty of $1,250 still due as of August 2024. On a positive note, an initial rodent inspection conducted in March 2020 resulted in a passing grade, indicating the building was free of rodent issues at that time.