1729 East 16th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229

1729 East 16th Street is a 4-story, 4-unit residential building located in Sheepshead Bay, owned by Xing Zhou and constructed in 2004. The property has been experiencing recurring bedbug reporting compliance issues, with open violations recorded in April 2024, March 2023, and March 2022, all related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by housing maintenance code.

While a bedbug report was filed in February 2021 covering the period from November 2019 to October 2020, indicating no infested or re-infested units during that period, the ongoing violations suggest continued noncompliance with reporting requirements. The building's maintenance history includes several notable incidents, including an active Department of Buildings violation issued in April 2019 related to an elevator inspection failure to file the required Category 1 2017 inspection/test report.

An Environmental Control Board violation from January 2018 involved electrical work done at the cellar, though this was subsequently resolved with no penalties imposed. Earlier rodent inspections show mixed results, with a failed initial inspection in August 2010 followed by a passed inspection in September 2009 and a passed compliance inspection in October 2010, indicating some rodent control issues during that period. While the building has generally met basic safety requirements since its construction, the recurring bedbug reporting violations and elevator inspection oversight represent the most significant ongoing compliance issues.