1643 74th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The three-unit residential building at 1643 74th Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Lin Chen, is a converted two-story structure built in 1920. The property has experienced a pattern of bedbug report compliance issues, with Housing Maintenance Code violations documented in 2021, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

However, the most recent bedbug report filing in July 2025 indicates zero infested units for the period from November 2023 to October 2024, suggesting that the issue has been resolved. In 2020, the building faced several significant incidents including unauthorized exterior work, for which a violation was issued with a $625 penalty related to the installation of 2-inch thick styrofoam insulation and stucco on the exterior walls.

There were also three Department of Buildings complaints filed in late 2020, including one regarding unpermitted construction work (October), a local law audit (November), and a permit-related issue (July), though these complaints were ultimately closed without violations being confirmed. A stop work order that had been issued was fully rescinded during this period. The building has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance since 2022, with all subsequent filings (including the most recent in July 2025) showing no infested or re-infested units, suggesting improved compliance with HPD regulations in recent years.