1601 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The three-story, five-unit residential building at 1601 Cortelyou Road in Flatbush, owned by Feihang Chen, has a significant history of maintenance and health-related issues over recent years. Most notably, the building has been cited for failing to file mandatory annual bedbug reports with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, resulting in open Class A violations that remain unresolved as of 2025.

The property has also experienced recurring food safety concerns, particularly related to an on-site eatery, with multiple Health Department inspections between 2018 and 2024 revealing issues including food contamination, rodent and insect presence, and improper food handling practices. While some of these food-related complaints were addressed or determined to be isolated incidents, they represent an ongoing pattern of sanitation concerns.

In terms of recent maintenance issues, a boiler-related violation was recorded in February 2025, though this was quickly addressed through an inspection that resulted in an Oath Violation. The building's infrastructure has shown some resilience to pest problems, as evidenced by passing a rodent inspection in November 2021, though a rat activity report was noted during a December 2018 inspection. The property's age (built in 1930) and its classification as a "New Law Tenement" suggest it has been subject to specific regulatory requirements that have not always been maintained, particularly regarding bedbug reporting compliance, which appears to be a persistent oversight over four consecutive years.