500 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The 68-unit, 5-story building at 500 Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, completed in 2017, has experienced recurring issues with water and heat systems over the past two years. Most recently, in February 2025, there was a slow water leak complaint that could not be inspected due to access issues, and similar access problems were noted in multiple other complaints throughout 2024, including those related to paint/plaster issues.

The building has faced several heat and hot water complaints, particularly during December 2024, when multiple tenants reported problems; some of these were building-wide issues that required only one apartment inspection to verify conditions. A significant violation was recorded in May 2024, regarding dangerously hot water temperatures (143 degrees) in Apartment 4E, though this violation was later closed. The property has maintained good rodent control, passing inspections consistently since 2019, and has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations in the past three reporting periods (2021-2024).

Historical violations have included window guard issues in Apartment 4C (2022), common area encumbrances, and various fire safety items like defective fire doors (2022), all of which were subsequently closed. Two notable Department of Buildings violations were recorded in 2023 regarding failure to display energy efficiency scores, though these were dismissed in 2024. The building's management has generally addressed violations and completed required repairs, as evidenced by the closure of numerous HPD complaints and violations, though access issues have occasionally hindered inspection processes and resulted in some complaints needing to be refiled.