965 55th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 965 55th Street in Borough Park, currently owned by Rickei Leung, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in September 2023. During this month, three separate complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), resulting in violations being issued for water leaks (specifically a slow leak) and pest-related unsanitary conditions, though no violations were found regarding the ventilation system.

The building had previous rodent-related complaints in 2020, with reports of rat sightings in April and May of that year, though the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's investigation in August 2023 did not reveal any violations. An unrelated ventilation issue was documented in April 2020, leading to a violation being served in May of the same year. More recently, the building underwent a bedbug inspection reporting period from November 2022 to October 2023, with no infestations, eradications, or re-infestations reported, suggesting this has not been a problematic issue for the property.

The building, constructed in 1910 and classified as HEREAFTER ERECTED CLASS A, has a documented history of ventilation concerns, first noted in 2020 and revisited in 2023, though the nature of these issues appears to vary between complaints. While the recent violations from September 2023 are of particular note due to their proximity to the current date, it's worth noting that all these complaints were classified as non-emergency. The property has had an active compliance history, with recent violations being addressed and closed within a week of their reporting date.