211 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The 4-story, 5-unit building at 211 4th Avenue in Park Slope, owned by Nicholas Valentino, has experienced various maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most notably, between 2021 and 2022, there were significant concerns regarding the building's exterior maintenance, with multiple violations issued for failing to maintain building walls and appurtenances, particularly at exposure points 1 and 4, where cracks, spalling paint, and deterioration were documented. These violations resulted in penalties totaling $7,500, though records indicate they have been resolved.

The building has also faced recurring sanitation challenges, including multiple reports of pests and unsanitary conditions in 2022, though these inspections either couldn't gain access or resulted in no violations being found. While there was a heat and hot water complaint in 2021, inspectors were unable to access the building to verify the issue. More recent concerns include a food establishment grading inspection in 2025 and a food poisoning incident in 2024, which the Health Department determined to be isolated.

The building's bedbug reporting history from 2020 to the present shows no infestations, and rodent inspections between 2015 and 2022 consistently passed, with only one failed inspection in 2015 for "Other Reasons." There have been several Housing Maintenance Code violations related to unsanitary conditions and garbage storage, along with a 2021 violation for not filing an annual bedbug report. The Department of Buildings has records of past construction-related issues, including a full stop work order in July 2021 and a building shaking complaint in October 2021, both of which were addressed. While there is currently an active violation from June 2023 regarding failure to file the 2021 external low-pressure inspection, the building's more recent bedbug-free status and general compliance with rodent inspections suggest some improvement in pest management. Regular food establishment inspections and prompt responses to complaints indicate ongoing oversight of building conditions, though access issues in several inspections suggest potential challenges in verifying certain reported conditions.