149 96th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209

149 96th Street is a four-story New Law tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by George Stathoudakis, and containing 20 residential units in the Fort Hamilton neighborhood. The building's recent history reveals several notable maintenance issues, with particular concerns during 2020 when multiple complaints about pest infestations were documented, requiring intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) on May 18.

That same year, emergency complaints regarding window guard safety and radiator issues were logged in November, and earlier, in May, there was a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though these services were restored promptly according to tenant reports. The property underwent a health inspection in June 2022 following a rodent sighting complaint, but no violations were found at that time. Looking at the building's safety and maintenance records, one significant outstanding issue from June 2018 was a violation related to gas leak emergency procedures, though this was certified as corrected by August 2018.

The building has demonstrated commendable pest management in recent years, as evidenced by eight consecutive annual bedbug reporting filings between 2018 and 2025 showing zero infested or eradicated units, with no instances of re-infestation. This suggests successful ongoing pest control efforts, particularly given the earlier pest complaints of 2020. The most recent bedbug report for the period ending October 31, 2024, continues to show no infestation issues, indicating effective management of this particular concern in recent years.