8726 Bay 16th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The two-story, 12-unit residential building at 8726 Bay 16th Street in Bath Beach, owned by Zhiyu Lai and constructed in 2007, has experienced several notable events over its operational history. Most recently, in April 2024, the building received an open violation related to the failure to file the annual bedbug report as required by HPD regulations, though similar violations from 2021-2022 were subsequently closed.

A significant service interruption occurred in November 2020 when the entire building experienced heat and hot water issues, though these were reportedly resolved within three days following tenant communication with HPD. The building has had eight consecutive bedbug reports filed between 2019 and 2025, all indicating zero infested dwelling units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, suggesting effective management of this particular issue despite the earlier reporting violations. The most recent incident on record is a smoking violation from January 2021, which was closed in June 2024 after being addressed by DOHMH.

The building's record shows generally good maintenance practices, with timely responses to most issues, though the persistent bedbug reporting violations and the 2020 heat/hot water outage are notable exceptions. The property has maintained an active compliance record with bedbug reporting since 2019, with the most recent filing in June 2025 showing no current infestations, and previous violations being resolved. The relatively recent nature of the heating system failure and the open bedbug report violation from 2024 are the most significant concerns on record, though both issues have appeared to be addressed or resolved through appropriate channels.