466 Atkins Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The two-story, four-unit tenement building at 466 Atkins Avenue in East New York, owned by Yacoub Ali and constructed in 1930, has experienced persistent maintenance issues over recent years. The property has been subject to multiple inspections and violations related to pest control, basic safety requirements, and repair needs.

Most notably, there are four open violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, spanning from 2021 to 2024. The building has documented sanitation and plumbing problems, including multiple reports of pest infestations, toilet issues, and water leaks in May 2019 alone, with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development conducting several inspections during this period. Additional concerns were identified in 2019, including the need for proper posting of safety and emergency procedure notices, as well as carbon monoxide detector requirements, though no specific violations were issued for these conditions.

The building underwent rodent inspections between 2018 and 2012, with mixed results including several failures for "Other Reasons." Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2019 require the building to post important safety information, including smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detection device requirements, and gas leak procedures. An April 2019 inspection uncovered a specific safety concern in Apartment 1F regarding the need for gas stove control knob safety covers. While many of the historical housing maintenance code complaints have been resolved, as evidenced by their closed status, the recurring nature of pest-related issues and the continuation of bedbug report violations suggest an ongoing challenge with building maintenance compliance.