7802 21st Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214

7802 21st Avenue is a 4-story, 35-unit New Law Tenement building located in Bensonhurst and built in 1922, currently owned by Min Yoo. The property has experienced recurring maintenance and pest control issues over recent years, with the most significant current concerns being concentrated in apartment 2C. As of October 2024, there are multiple open and recently addressed violations in 2C, including ongoing mouse infestation issues, window repairs, electrical problems (including exposed wires and lighting fixtures), and plumbing concerns.

The building has a documented history of pest problems, with six pest-related complaints in 2024 alone, including multiple reports of mice and roaches affecting both 2C and neighboring unit C2. Additionally, there have been consistent issues with building systems, including two major complaints about heat and hot water problems in late 2022 and early 2024, though these were reportedly resolved promptly. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of electrical and sanitation issues, with multiple 311 complaints regarding poor lighting, broken switches, and intercom problems in mid-2024, all of which resulted in violations being issued.

While there has been some progress in addressing these issues, as evidenced by several violations being closed, new problems continue to emerge. Interestingly, the property has maintained relatively few bedbug incidents in recent years, with only one confirmed case in 2022-2023 and no reports in the most recent filing periods (2023-2024). The Department of Buildings records show a single violation related to energy benchmarking in 2021, which was dismissed. A rodent inspection in December 2021 passed, though earlier complaints about rodent-attracting conditions had been filed that same year.