459 East 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-story, three-unit building at 459 East 52nd Street in East Flatbush, owned by Gavriella Aber and constructed in 1925, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past several years. Most notably, there have been recurring heat and hot water problems, with multiple complaints documented between 2018 and 2019, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

More recently, there was a power outage in late 2024 that prompted an HPD inspection attempt, though access issues prevented proper evaluation. The building currently has four open Class A violations related to bedbug reporting requirements for the years 2021 through 2024, indicating non-compliance with mandatory annual bedbug report filings. Historical records show past safety concerns that have since been addressed, including two violations from 2015 in Apartment 1 regarding missing smoke detectors and an absent carbon monoxide detector, both of which were certified as corrected in 2019.

Additional historical violations from 1988 related to building entrance lighting and security were also resolved through correction certifications in 2019. An important note regarding occupancy is a 2019 Environmental Control Board violation that mentioned possible illegal occupancy of a converted patio/playground area in the center courtyard, though this was marked as resolved with no penalties. Finally, the building's documented bedbug history from 2017-2018 showed no active infestations, with zero units reporting infestation or re-infestation during that period, and all affected units being declared eradicated.