897 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 897 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, owned by Guy Deangelis, has shown several significant maintenance and compliance issues over the past years, most notably between 2018 and 2019. The building experienced a heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire building in August 2019, which resulted in violations from both HPD and Housing Maintenance Code complaints.

Multiple violations were recorded in 2019 regarding various safety and maintenance issues, including inadequate gas supply to the kitchen in apartment 2R, hot water supply problems in the same unit, locked access to the heating system in the basement, and issues with the fire escape drop ladder. The property also had several environmental control board violations recorded in January 2018, mainly concerning boiler room conditions, gas meter installations, and water heater concerns, though these violations were subsequently resolved.

A significant open violation remains regarding the installation of a Weil McLain CGA 25 boiler in 2018 that was installed without a Department of Buildings permit, with an associated penalty of $830. More recent records show improvement in some areas, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three filing periods (2022-2024), and the most recent bedbug reports (December 2024) showing zero infested or re-infested dwelling units. However, the building continues to maintain open violations from 2019 related to various safety notices that need to be posted in common areas, including gas leak procedures and general housing information, suggesting ongoing monitoring may be required to ensure compliance with housing codes.