2251 West Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 2251 West Street in Gravesend, owned by Peter Chea, has a concerning pattern of health and safety compliance issues between 2021 and 2024. Most notably, the property has accumulated four open violations under the Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) since 2021, each related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug report with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

While these violations are classified as "Class A," indicating a violation of housing maintenance standards, they primarily relate to administrative reporting requirements rather than direct safety concerns. In addition to the bedbug reporting violations, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation from December 2021 regarding an illegally cut sidewalk curb at the front of the property, which reportedly allowed vehicles to access an unauthorized off-street parking area.

This violation, for which a $500 penalty was imposed, raises concerns about pedestrian safety and proper maintenance of public infrastructure. An inspection related to this complaint was conducted on December 13, 2021, resulting in an "Oath Violation Served" status. The building, constructed in 1935, has had these issues persistently carry over from year to year, with no apparent resolution to the bedbug report violations through at least April 2024.