8797 19th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 8797 19th Avenue in Bath Beach, owned by Mei Hua Chen and constructed in 1910, has experienced several significant maintenance and regulatory issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been recurring concerns regarding rodent presence, with a failed inspection in March 2024 and a subsequent compliance inspection in April 2024 that passed, though a DOHMH investigation in February 2024 was unable to access the property.

The building has consistently been cited for failing to file mandatory annual bedbug reports, with open violations recorded in 2023, 2024, and a previous similar citation in 2021. The property has faced multiple complaints regarding illegal after-hours work throughout 2022-2024, particularly between February and July 2024, though all inspections related to these complaints did not warrant any violations. A significant compliance issue emerged in November 2022 when unpermitted interior demolition work was discovered involving partition walls and plumbing modifications across multiple floors, resulting in a $2,500 penalty.

More recently, there have been concerns about compliance with Local Law 188/17, with inspections in April 2024 unable to gain access. The building's maintenance history shows three separate bedbug reporting periods between 2020 and 2023, all indicating no infested units, though these reports were not filed for the required period, suggesting possible administrative oversight. While some of these issues have been resolved through proper inspections and compliance efforts, the recurrence of complaints and violations indicates ongoing management challenges.