324 Ovington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 324 Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, built in 1914 and currently owned by Carl Defilippo, has experienced several noteworthy incidents affecting resident comfort and safety over the past years. Most recently, in August 2024, there was an emergency heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though conditions were reportedly restored shortly after HPD's intervention. The building received a violation in October 2024 requiring paint maintenance of the front fire escape due to rust concerns.

While the building has maintained a consistent record of no active bedbug infestations since 2018, with the most recent reports in 2024-2025 showing zero infested or eradicated units, there was a notable housing maintenance code violation in March 2023 related to the failure to file an annual bedbug report, as well as a recurring violation from 2021-2024 requiring proper filing procedures. A rodent inspection in June 2015 resulted in failure for unspecified reasons, though no subsequent rodent-related issues have been documented. An illegal conversion complaint was filed in August 2020 but was dismissed with no violations found upon inspection.

The building's violation history shows patterns of maintenance and compliance issues, particularly regarding filing requirements and environmental upkeep, though recent bedbug reporting compliance has improved markedly. The most pressing recent concern remains the heat and hot water outage from August 2024, representing the only recorded incident of this nature in the past several years. The property has generally maintained a stable occupancy rate with six units, and no additional significant safety or habitability concerns have been reported through 311 or DOB channels in recent years.