286 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

286 Gates Avenue is a 4-story, 4-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, built in 1930 and currently owned by Candice Charles. The building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with all ten inspections between 2019 and 2025 showing compliance. Bedbug reporting has been consistently documented from 2021 to 2025, with no reported infestations during these periods.

The building experienced several significant incidents in 2018-2019, including multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly involving Unit 3 on the third floor, where issues included defective bathroom fixtures, missing tiles, and a rodent infestation. Building-wide violations during this period pertained to inadequate maintenance of the first-story public hall ceiling. The property has undergone various architectural and safety-related inspections between 2019-2021, including concerns about work without permits, suspended scaffolds, and construction work contrary to stop work orders, though most of these complaints were either withdrawn or resulted in "no violation warranted" findings.

Notably, an Environmental Control Board violation was issued in 2019 regarding scaffold maintenance by GUINADA DESIGN INC, though it appears to have been resolved with a $2,500 penalty. Recent inspections have shown no major ongoing issues, with the most recent bedbug report from 2025 indicating no infestations, and all recent rodent inspections passing successfully. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of compliance with required inspections and reporting, though there were some periods of notable violations that appear to have been addressed over time.