1116 39th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The three-story, three-unit building at 1116 39th Street in Borough Park, owned by Jett Li and constructed in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past five years. Most recently, in July 2023, the building received a violation for having household items obstructing public hallways on the 2nd and 3rd stories. There is a concerning history of bed bug infestations, with three units affected in both 2019-2020 and 2021-2022, though the most recent reports for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 indicate no infestations.

Between 2021 and 2022, multiple violations were documented regarding safety notice requirements, including carbon monoxide detector requirements, heating system keyholder notices, registration display requirements, inspection certificate posting, and gas leak procedures. Additionally, in April 2021, violations were issued for requiring self-closing doors at the entrances of apartments 2 and 3. These violations were all eventually closed, with several being certified as corrected in January 2022 and others in May 2021.

Of note is a complaint from 2018 regarding illegal conversion of the property, though access was denied during inspection attempts. The property has demonstrated some improvement in recent years, with no new bed bug reports since 2024 and a current violation count that is lower than in previous years. However, the building's history shows a pattern of maintenance and safety compliance issues that spanned multiple years, with more recent violations focusing primarily on hallway maintenance rather than building system safety. The resolution of violations from 2021-2022 suggests that the owner has generally addressed regulatory requirements when cited, though the pattern of violations indicates ongoing challenges with building maintenance and safety compliance.