392 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

392 Gates Avenue, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is a three-unit, three-story building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Asad Ali. The property has experienced significant structural issues in recent years, most notably being damaged by fire in February 2022, which affected the building's water, fire, and smoke damage through all floors, resulting in exposed openings and requiring emergency stabilization.

The building has multiple active ECB violations related to structural concerns, including two bulging conditions on the exterior facing Nostrand Avenue documented in 2023, with associated penalties totaling $12,500, and several violations related to unauthorized work, particularly involving wall-mounted air conditioning units installed without proper permits between 2020-2022, with penalties totaling $62,500. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections from 2021 through 2025, with six consecutive passed inspections between 2022 and 2025, though there were reports of rat activity in mid-2021 and early 2022.

The property has had recurring health department complaints regarding food safety issues, including incidents of improper food handling and spoilage between 2018 and 2020, though these were ultimately closed with various resolutions. Several construction-related complaints were filed in 2022 regarding building shaking and failure to comply with vacate orders, with at least one resulting in a full vacate order being served. While the building has passed multiple rodent inspections recently, the combination of ongoing structural violations, past fire damage, and history of unauthorized modifications suggests ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges.