1917 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The property at 1917 79th Street in Bensonhurst is a two-story, three-unit residential building owned by Sue Pen Wong, constructed in 1970 and classified as a converted Class A dwelling. The building has experienced recurring issues related to bedbug reporting compliance over several years, with Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations documented in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, all specifically regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations.

Notably, the most recent reports from 2024 show no infested dwellings, no cases of eradication, and no re-infestation in any units between November 2022 and October 2023. Prior to these bedbug compliance issues, the building underwent several significant safety-related corrections in 2018, particularly affecting the second-floor unit (Apt 2), where violations were recorded for an inoperative smoke detector (Class B violation), a missing carbon monoxide detector (Class B violation), and an illegal double-cylinder key-operated locking device on the entrance door (Class C violation).

While these safety violations were addressed – with the smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector being repaired or replaced by March 2018 and the illegal locking device removed – the building has faced ongoing challenges with maintaining compliance to bedbug reporting requirements, though the most recent reports indicate no active infestation issues. The property has been diligent in its bedbug reporting since 2021, consistently reporting zero infested units and maintaining proper records through 2024, suggesting improved compliance with HPD requirements.