844 Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 6-unit, 3-story residential building at 844 Bay Ridge Avenue, owned by Li Li and constructed in 1926 as a New Law Tenement, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past five years. Most recently, in late 2023, there was a safety-related fire escape complaint that was investigated by HPD with no violations found.

The building has a history of heating issues, including a 2019 complaint about lack of heat or hot water that could not be inspected due to access problems, and multiple plumbing complaints in 2018 involving both the bathtub/shower and water supply systems, with violations issued for the former. Between 2018 and 2024, the building has received several Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements as well as multiple safety notification requirements (for smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and gas leak procedures) that were found to be lacking during inspections. The building's recent inspection history shows ongoing compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent report (2024) showing no infestations.

The Department of Buildings has conducted several inspections, including investigating complaints about gas piping and construction work in 2020, though inspectors were unable to gain access on final attempts. A bedbug report filed in June 2024 covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023 indicated no infested or re-infested units, following a consistent pattern of reporting showing no infestations since at least 2019. A permit for exterior work was issued in 2019, though details on completion or follow-up were not provided in the data set.