1301 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The four-story, 4-unit building at 1301 Gates Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Maria Taveras and constructed in 2008, has experienced several maintenance issues over the years, particularly concerning water leaks. Between 2018 and 2020, there were three documented incidents of water leaks, including two slow leaks in December 2018 that inspectors were unable to access, and a damp spot and wall paint issue in May 2020, though no violations were ultimately issued for these complaints.

The building has maintained good pest control practices, with no bedbug infestations reported in the annual filings from 2020 through 2024. However, there was a lapse in filing the required annual bedbug reports in 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025, leading to three Class A housing maintenance violations between March 2022 and April 2024, though these violations were closed following compliance. The property has shown consistent improvement in rodent management, with all inspections from 2020 onward passing, though there were concerning rat activity issues noted in early 2019 which required bait application in March 2019.

The building has passed all recent rodent inspections conducted in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, and most recently in March 2025. While there have been multiple maintenance issues recorded, the building's management has generally addressed complaints when inspection access was granted, and the recent rodent inspections demonstrate improved pest control measures. The current bedbug reporting compliance, with all units being reported as free of infestations, indicates proper management of this particular issue since the violations were resolved.