529 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 529 Kingston Avenue, owned by Ariana Deroche, has experienced several noteworthy events since 2018, with particular concern regarding pest control. Most recently, in October 2024, there was a rat sighting that resulted in violations by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, though a subsequent November 2024 compliance inspection passed.

The building has shown consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with no infested units reported between 2022-2023 and 2021-2022. However, between 2021 and 2023, the building received three consecutive violations for failing to file the annual bedbug report as required under Housing Maintenance Code. The property experienced significant structural concerns in early 2019, when complaints were filed regarding building shaking and vibrations, resulting in a full stop work order on February 22, 2019, and later leading to a violation for work done without a permit, specifically noting unauthorized renovations in a first-floor apartment.

These issues were resolved by June 2019, though there was an interim period of related violations. Earlier complaints in 2018 regarding illegal after-hours work were investigated and determined not to warrant violations at the time. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with varying results including both pass and fail outcomes, most recently showing both rat activity and compliance results in 2024 and 2018, respectively.