89 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The three-story, five-unit tenement building at 89 Avenue U in Gravesend, owned by Kathleen Mastellone and constructed in 1928, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there is an ongoing concern with bedbug reporting compliance, with four consecutive violations (2021-2024) related to the failure to file required annual bedbug reports under Section A of the Housing Maintenance Code, all of which remain open as of the most recent inspection in April 2024.

The building has also faced specific resident complaints regarding basic services, including a heating/hot water emergency in February 2023 that was promptly addressed and closed, and a pest-related unsanitary condition complaint in June 2022 that could not be inspected due to access issues and was subsequently closed in October 2022. The property's maintenance history reveals a pattern of both systemic and individual unit-related issues, with the most recent heat/hot water problem occurring just a few months after the pest complaint, suggesting potential ongoing maintenance challenges.

While some individual complaints have been resolved, the persistent nature of the bedbug reporting violations across multiple years indicates a significant oversight in compliance with housing regulations. The building's age and the presence of both heating system and pest management issues suggest that while immediate resident complaints may be addressed, there are broader systemic maintenance and compliance challenges that have persisted over time.