1470 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230

The 2-family house at 1470 Ocean Avenue in Midwood, owned by Yida Stern, is a 3-story residential building constructed in 1975. The most significant maintenance issue on record occurred in April 2019, when multiple complaints about mold were reported in the second-floor apartment, resulting in both emergency complaints and housing maintenance code violations. Specifically, violations were issued for approximately 10 square feet of mold on the west wall of the bathroom, which required trace and repair of the source and abatement of the visible mold condition.

Additional violations included the need to properly repair broken ceramic tiles in the tub and sheetrock in the ceiling of the second room, as well as requirements to address a faulty entrance door closure mechanism. While some of these violations were subsequently closed with certifications of compliance by July 2019, notable is that one violation remained open as of the last inspection date from April 2019. Since the 2019 mold incident, the building appears to have had no further significant maintenance issues, and recent records show a clean bill of health regarding bedbug infestations.

The property has maintained a consistent record over the past five years (2020-2025) with no reported infestations or required eradications, evidenced by annual bedbug reporting filings from 2021 through 2024, all indicating zero infested units. This pattern suggests either effective pest management practices or no bedbug issues in the building. The absence of subsequent housing maintenance code violations or major complaints since the 2019 mold incident may indicate improved maintenance practices, though it's noteworthy that the current status of the previously open violation from 2019 remains unclear in the available records as of the most recent data.