1728 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

1728 79th Street in Bensonhurst is a 2-story, 4-unit tenement building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Jenny Liang. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over its recent history, most notably a cluster of pest-related complaints in February 2019, when multiple reports of unsanitary conditions were filed regarding pest problems.

While these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), inspections were not able to gain access to the affected areas. Additionally, in 2021, the building received a violation for failing to file the required annual bedbug report, though this violation was ultimately closed. There was also a potentially concerning incident in 2018-2019 involving a complaint about the Certificate of Occupancy, which was marked as closed due to inspector access issues during the second final attempt.

On a more positive note, recent bedbug reporting from 2021 through March 2024 has shown no evidence of infestations, with all reporting periods indicating zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested dwelling units. The building's single rodent inspection in late 2011 resulted in a passing grade, though this is quite dated given the usual frequency of such inspections. The combination of historical pest complaints from 2019, the bedbug reporting compliance issue in 2021, and the Certificate of Occupancy complaint suggests past management challenges, though the absence of recent pest issues as documented in the bedbug reports is noteworthy.