1143 66th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The two-family house at 1143 66th Street in Dyker Heights, owned by Lin Chen, was built in 1970 and is currently configured as a two-story, three-unit building. In March 2018, the property faced serious regulatory issues when the Department of Buildings cited the owner for unauthorized residential alterations, including the creation of additional Class A apartments in the basement and cellar level with full partitions, doors, and bathroom facilities. This unauthorized work resulted in a $620 penalty, though the violation was later resolved.

The building also encountered a compliance issue in July 2018 regarding the failure to certify corrections on an immediately hazardous violation, though this was subsequently dismissed by the ECB in August 2018. More recently, the property has maintained a clean record with respect to both bedbug infestations and regulatory violations. The building has undergone four consecutive annual bedbug inspections from 2022 through 2024, with no infestations, eradications, or re-infestations reported during any of these periods.

This demonstrates effective management of pest control. Since the 2018 violations were resolved, there have been no new Department of Buildings violations recorded against the property, suggesting improved regulatory compliance. The absence of any recent complaints or violations, combined with the consistent bedbug-free status over multiple years, indicates that the most significant issues occurred in 2018, but these have been addressed through penalty payment and subsequent compliance.