8215 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209

The six-story New Law tenement at 8215 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, owned by Michael Devito, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past few years. Most recently, in January 2025, there was an emergency heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though services were reportedly restored before inspection.

Earlier, in May 2023, concerns about mold were investigated by HPD, but no violations were found. The building has faced multiple safety compliance issues, with Housing Maintenance Code violations documented in 2023 including missing carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors in apartment B1, along with defective self-closing doors at the building's front entrance. Annual bedbug reporting requirements remain an ongoing administrative issue, with violations cited in 2018, 2021, and 2024 for failure to file reports, though the building's bedbug reports from 2021-2024 indicate no infestations occurred during these periods.

The building's elevator system has been a recurring concern, with complaints filed in 2019 and 2025 regarding single device operation and lack of alternate service, resulting in ECB violations for various maintenance issues including oil buildup and unreadable controller fuses. A 2021 violation for failure to display energy efficiency scores was also noted, with other unspecified violations from 2020 and 2022 that were subsequently dismissed. The building's management has made efforts to address safety concerns, as evidenced by the certification of smoke and carbon monoxide detector repairs in June 2023, though the presence of multiple historical violations suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and regulatory compliance.