1531 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230

The two-story, four-unit rental property at 1531 McDonald Avenue in Midwood, owned by Dan Zhao, has a notable history of pest-related issues, particularly regarding rodents and insects. The building has experienced recurring pest problems in recent years, with multiple tenant complaints about unsanitary conditions and pest infestations between 2022 and 2023.

Four separate pest-related complaints were filed through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) agency between November 2022 and April 2023, though inspections were unable to gain access in three of these cases. While there have been no documented bedbug infestations in the past four reporting periods from 2020 through 2024, the building's history includes several Housing Maintenance Code violations worth noting. These include a broken window guard (2019), multiple inadequate smoke detector issues (2020-2021), a defective building entrance lockset (2021), and a roach infestation specifically documented in apartment 1F (2020).

The property has also faced water leak problems and various unsanitary conditions requiring remediation between 2020 and 2021. Rodent activity was documented in 2018 through inspections conducted by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, with both initial and compliance inspections revealing rat presence. Most recently, in March 2023, the property received a violation for failing to file the required annual bedbug report, though this violation was subsequently marked as closed.