256 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

256 Gates Avenue is a four-story, 12-unit New Law Tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1910 and currently owned by David Beek. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most critical being two emergency heat and hot water outages in January 2025. Recent inspections have revealed ongoing concerns with garbage/recycling storage, though multiple HPD inspections (including from October 2024 and earlier) found no violations related to these conditions.

The building has also faced persistent rodent control challenges, with multiple reported sightings in 2023-2025, though recent inspections in 2024-2025 have passed without major violations. Historical records from 2019 indicate more severe issues, including fire damage impacts in apartments 2C and 3C, soot problems in public halls, and window pane defects in apartment 3B, though these violations were subsequently closed. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero reported cases in the past six years according to annual filings. Two emergency door-related complaints were filed in early 2025, though HPD inspectors were unable to gain access for inspection.

The building's maintenance history shows regular inspections and permit activity, with several permits issued in 2018-2019 related to plumbing and electrical work. While recent rodent inspection results have generally passed, the pattern of complaints and service requests over the past few years suggests ongoing management challenges. The Department of Buildings records also show two active ECB violations from 2018 regarding debris netting and compliance issues, though these were assigned to Abdul Construction Inc. and are not directly attributable to the current ownership.