214 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 214 Bay 20th Street in Bath Beach, owned by Cathy Situ and constructed in 1920, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning are two separate water leak incidents reported in late 2023 and early 2024, one classified as an emergency with heavy flow and the other as a non-emergency involving damp spots; however, inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations in either case.

The building has a documented history of bed bug reporting compliance, with no infestations reported in the past three consecutive annual filings from 2019-2020 through 2023-2024, despite receiving two Class A violations in 2021 and 2022 for failure to submit the annual bedbug report on time. On the positive side, the building received multiple work permits in early 2019, including electrical and plumbing permits, suggesting maintenance and improvements were being undertaken appropriately. The most recent bedbug report (filed March 2024) covers the period from November 2022 to October 2023, while the previous report (filed March 2023) covered November 2021 to October 2022, both indicating zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

The building's documented history shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, once the violations were addressed. The water leak issues in 2023-2024, while concerning, were resolved without violations, and no other significant complaints or violations have been recorded in the past two years. The property appears to have received appropriate attention to pest control matters since the 2021-2022 violations, though the timing of the water leak complaints suggests ongoing moisture-related infrastructure challenges that may require continued monitoring.