475 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The four-story, eight-unit building at 475 4th Avenue in South Slope, owned by Joseph Soleimani, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most recently, in December 2024, there were multiple heat and hot water complaints, with one violation specifically noting inadequate heat supply in apartment 3L, and another violation regarding locked access to the heating system in the cellar boiler room.

Earlier in 2024, similar heat-related complaints were filed in January and March, indicating an ongoing problem with the building's heating system. While the building has consistently reported no bedbug infestations in its mandatory annual reports from 2019 through 2024, there have been documented rodent issues, with inspections in early 2023 finding rat activity and previous bait application records from late 2017 through early 2018 showing repeated rodent control efforts. The building's maintenance history also reveals concerns about safety equipment, with violations from July 2022 in apartment 4R for defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as issues with self-closing doors.

A 2021 violation was recorded for not filing the required annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been resolved as subsequent filings show zero infestations. The property has undergone various inspections and received both violation notices and emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), with some issues being resolved through inspections while others remain open pending correction. The building, constructed in 1931, continues to operate under typical urban maintenance challenges, with heating system reliability and rodent control being the most persistent concerns in recent years.