2848 West 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

The two-story, three-unit building at 2848 West 19th Street in Coney Island, owned by Yutao Zheng and built in 1920, has a concerning history of maintenance issues and regulatory violations. Most recently, in 2024, there was a pest-related complaint that HPD could not investigate due to lack of access.

The building has experienced multiple maintenance challenges, particularly in late 2022, when several emergency complaints were filed regarding heat/hot water issues (with access problems preventing inspection), electric power outages, mold, and wall problems - although no violations were ultimately issued for these complaints. The property has faced significant structural and maintenance concerns, as evidenced by two active Environmental Control Board violations from 2023-2024, including one for failure to maintain the property resulting in garbage and construction debris in the rear yard (with a penalty of $6,250), and one for unauthorized work involving a metal awning and wooden balcony (with a penalty of $2,530).

The building's documented history shows persistent rodent issues, with multiple failed inspections in 2022, and although three annual bedbug reports from 2021-2024 show zero infested or re-infested units, the property has received bedbug reporting violations in 2021-2023 related to failure to file required annual reports. Past complaints between 2020-2023 regarding illegal conversion, work without permits, and failure to maintain were either unable to gain access for inspection or resulted in various enforcement actions. The building's occupancy history suggests irregularities, with a 2021 illegal conversion complaint and 2021 certificate of occupancy concerns, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification.