457 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, two-family house at 457 Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Ilsoo Kim and built in 1980, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there have been multiple complaints about door conditions, with two emergency requests in 2023 (April and August) where Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspectors were unable to gain access for inspection.

The building has also undergone several other maintenance inspections, including emergency interventions for ceilings and walls in 2022, though no violations were ultimately issued for those cases. A concerning pattern emerged in mid-2021 when Apartment A (first story) experienced multiple issues, including infestations of roaches and mice, visible mold in the bathroom ceiling, and problems with the bathroom floor, all of which resulted in Housing Maintenance Code violations. These violations were certified as corrected by August 2021.

The property has maintained a relatively clean record since then, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years (2021-2025) and consistently passing rodent inspections between 2020 and 2025, indicating successful pest management. While there were multiple emergency door complaints in 2023, the building's overall maintenance history shows fewer critical issues in recent years. The Department of Buildings records show several permits issued between 2019 and 2021 for emergency work, including repairs related to the previously mentioned maintenance issues, though the specific nature of these permits (such as EW - Emergency Work or AL - Alteration) is not detailed in the available data.