1726 78th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 1726 78th Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Rong Chang Yuan, was constructed in 1931 as a New Law Tenement. The property has experienced several notable events over the past decade, with the most significant being a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in December 2018, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection.

More recently, the building was cited for failing to file the required annual bedbug reports in both 2022 and 2024, though subsequent filings through October 2024 indicate no infestation issues during those periods. In terms of violations and compliance matters, there were two Department of Buildings (DOB) violations in 2020 related to unauthorized work creating a curb cut/driveway, resulting in fines of $500 and $1,250, respectively.

An Environmental Control Board violation from 2024 indicated a failure to comply with a previous order regarding the permit violation, though this has since been resolved. The building has maintained an active record of bedbug monitoring since 2019, with all reports showing zero infested units, and passed a rodent inspection in 2011. While the property has experienced some regulatory issues requiring attention, particularly in relation to heating systems and bedbug reporting compliance, the recent years' filings suggest improved conditions with no current infestation problems reported.