480 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

480 Myrtle Avenue is a three-story, two-family residential building located in Clinton Hill and owned by George Takos. The 1970 structure has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with multiple complaints filed through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in December 2023, all of which were closed due to HPD's inability to gain access for inspection.

These complaints included concerns about a bathtub/shower, toilet, electrical outlet/switch, and window pane. Prior to these incidents, the building faced a significant heat and hot water outage affecting the entire structure in November 2022, which also resulted in an emergency complaint when access for inspection was not granted. Most recently, in May 2024, a building violation was recorded regarding an encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes, specifically concerning flower placement at the third-story balcony fronting the building.

Despite these maintenance challenges, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported counts of infested or eradicated units in the past six reporting periods from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, while there were two rodent activity inspections in 2015 showing rat activity, there have been no reported infestations since then. The property has undergone various HPD inspections throughout the years, but the pattern of unaddressed complaints and inability to secure access for inspections raises ongoing maintenance concerns, particularly regarding plumbing, electrical, and heating systems.