1527 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The two-story, four-unit building at 1527 65th Street in Borough Park, owned by Theresa Policastro, has experienced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance over the past several years. Most notably, there are currently three open Housing Maintenance Code violations (from 2022-2024) related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules, despite an earlier violation from 2021 being closed.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows no documented infestations during the 2019-2020 and 2017-2018 reporting periods, with all counts for infested units, eradicated units, and re-infested units recorded as zero. Additionally, there have been multiple complaints regarding illegal conversions between 2019 and 2022, with three separate illegal conversion complaints in 2020, 2021, and 2022, all marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access – 2nd Final Attempt." A 2019 complaint regarding illegal work, lack of permits, and change in occupancy use was investigated but resulted in no violations being found at the time of inspection.

While these complaints have all been closed, the repeated patterns of access issues during inspections could suggest challenges with compliance monitoring. The building, constructed in 1931 and classified as a New Law Tenement, has maintained a consistent record of zero documented bedbug infestations during required reporting periods, though the pattern of reporting violations suggests potential administrative oversight rather than active infestation issues.