835 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The two-story, three-unit building at 835 53rd Street in Borough Park, owned by Lei Wong and constructed in 1920, has experienced recurring pest control challenges over the past several years, particularly with rodent sightings. The most recent rodent-related incident occurred in September 2024 when Health Department inspectors were unable to access the property to investigate a reported rat sighting.

This incident follows a pattern of inspections between 2024 and 2022, most of which resulted in the property passing inspection, with the exception of several instances in 2022 where conditions attracting rodents were noted, though violations were not consistently found. The building has open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024 related to the requirement to file annual bedbug reports, and there have been two recent complaints about potential illegal conversions of the property in 2022 and 2023, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their attempts to verify these claims.

Between 2022 and 2024, the property underwent multiple inspections regarding rodent activity, with the majority of inspections passing, suggesting that while rodent sightings have been reported, the building has generally maintained compliance with health department requirements during inspections. The building's permit history from 2019 shows issuance of plumbing and exterior work permits, indicating some maintenance activity. Despite these persistent issues, it's notable that many inspection results show successful compliance with health department requirements when inspectors were able to gain access, though the ongoing nature of the complaints and open violations warrants attention to these patterns.