2988 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229

The three-story, five-unit tenement building at 2988 Nostrand Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, built in 1925 and owned by Naveed Shafqat, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues in recent years. The property faces ongoing challenges with pest control, as evidenced by multiple rodent sightings in 2021 and 2020, which resulted in both initial reports and follow-up inspections showing rat activity.

While a compliance inspection in December 2022 indicated improved conditions with no rat activity detected, the building currently has four open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports between 2021-2024, and two open Class C violations regarding lead-based paint hazard notifications and documentation requirements from October 2020. In terms of safety features, the building underwent inspections in October 2020 for carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and window guards, with no violations issued at that time.

However, a significant cluster of safety-related complaints was filed in 2020, including issues with window guards, carbon monoxide detectors, and smoke detectors, all of which were addressed through inspections. The building's recent history shows some improvement in rodent management, with a passed compliance inspection in December 2022, though the persistence of open violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements suggests ongoing challenges with compliance to housing maintenance codes. The property has maintained a relatively stable occupancy structure over the years, with records indicating consistent five-unit configuration, typical for a New Law Tenement of its age and type.