478 East 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

478 East 9th Street is a 4-story, 17-unit New Law Tenement building located in Kensington, built in 1916 and currently owned by Kensington Gardens. The property has experienced consistent maintenance and regulatory oversight over the past several years, with particular attention to rodent control, boiler maintenance, and building safety inspections. Most recently, in September 2023, a rat sighting complaint was investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which found no violations.

The building has passed multiple rodent inspections in 2022, 2023, and most recently in October 2023, indicating effective pest management. The building has documented three years of bedbug reporting from 2021 to 2024, with zero infested or re-infested units reported in the most recent filings. Significant mechanical and safety issues have been properly addressed, including a power outage in August 2020 and door frame concerns in January 2020, both of which were inspected and found to have no violations.

However, there are active violations related to the failure to file External Low Pressure Inspection reports for 2018 and 2022, issued in April and June 2023. The building's boiler system has had previous regulatory scrutiny, with violations noted in 2018 regarding the low water cut-off installation and boiler jacket placement, though these were resolved with penalties paid. The property has maintained proper documentation in recent years, including the timely filing of bedbug reports and passing health inspections, suggesting current management maintains compliance with most regulatory requirements.