2023 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 16-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 2023 Bedford Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by Kevin Eardley, has a history of several concerning maintenance issues between 2019 and 2024. The most significant recent violations involve bedbug reporting compliance, with four consecutive annual violations from 2019-2022 documented under class A violations. In late 2019, there was a series of heat and hot water issues reported, with multiple emergency complaints filed through HPD, though inspection access was often denied.

More recently, in late 2024, violations were issued for failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection, following a similar violation in 2023 for the 2022 filing. The building faced multiple maintenance challenges in 2019, including an unsanitary condition complaint regarding pests (October) and several heat/hot water complaints (February and November). Notably, there were building-wide issues with bedbugs, as evidenced by a B-class violation in October 2019 specifically citing infestation in Apartment C2. Safety concerns were also documented during this period, including violations for defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in Apartment C2, issues with building entrance doors, and floor tiles in the public hall.

The property has undergone inspections for rodent activity in 2013, with multiple instances of rat activity recorded before bait application, and there was an illegal conversion complaint filed and resolved in 2019. The building's more recent history (2022-2025) shows improved conditions regarding bedbugs, with no infested or re-infested units reported in the 2024 filing period. Two external low-pressure inspection violations issued in 2023 and 2024 were ultimately dismissed. The property has undergone regular inspections and received annual bedbug reporting violation notices, suggesting ongoing monitoring of pest management compliance, though the most recent report indicates no known infestations.