499 GATES AVENUE is a late-20th-century 1972 building, 25 units in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC. Owned by BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION LP. Public records show 46 open violations, 49 311 complaints, 2 active litigation matters on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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Brooklyn · March 2026
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§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
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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.
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BAT
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party