298 GATES AVENUE is a prewar 1899 building, 3 units in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC. Owned by JAY EAST REALTY INC.. Public records show 10 open violations, 15 311 complaints, 2 active litigation matters on file. Lucid Rents has 3 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Brooklyn · March 2026
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT WEST WALL APPR 2 SQ.FT AT CELLAR ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13749761 ISSUED 01-AUG-20 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ''''27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Pros: updated, clean, very solid Cons: small living area
Pros: the neighborhood, cute details (pre-war) Cons: slanted floors, broken windows, cracking ceilings and walls, no laundry in building, poorly managed, no fire escapes, other broken facilities Advice to landlord: mak…
Pros: location and HVAC units Cons: cracks in walls/ceilings, leaks, slanted floors, crumbling stoop, no fire escape Advice to landlord: make it a safe place to live and be more responsive
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Bed-Stuy is Brooklyn's brownstone capital — block after block of stunning Victorian and Romanesque row houses, many beautifully restored. The neighborhood's Black cultural heritage runs deep (Biggie grew up here), and the restaurant scene on Tompkins and Lewis Avenues has exploded.
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WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party