78 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The three-story, five-unit tenement at 78 Avenue U in Gravesend, owned by Jian Zhu, has been consistently cited for failing to file mandatory annual bedbug reports with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) over four consecutive years from 2021 to 2024.

Each of these violations, classified as A-level housing maintenance code violations, indicates a neglect of the required documentation process intended to monitor and manage bedbug infestations in the building. The persistence of these violations over multiple years suggests a recurring oversight in compliance with HPD regulations, though it is important to note that the violations themselves do not necessarily indicate an active bedbug infestation in the building.

All four violations remain open as of their most recent inspection dates, with the most recent occurring in April 2024. The building, constructed in 1931, falls under the New Law Tenement classification, which typically applies to older buildings requiring adherence to specific housing maintenance codes.