552 82nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209

The 6-unit, 3-story tenement building at 552 82nd Street in Bay Ridge, owned by Ekaterini Athanitis and constructed in 1922, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past two years that warrant attention. Most recently, in March and February 2025, there were two indoor air quality complaints investigated by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), with the March request being a duplicate of an earlier complaint.

Between September 2024 and January 2025, multiple complaints were filed regarding smoking or vaping in smoke-free areas. During the summer of 2024, the building faced various maintenance challenges including reports of unsatisfactory conditions related to pests, ceiling paint/plaster issues, and plumbing concerns, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations. The building has maintained a generally good record regarding pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in any of the annual filings from 2018 through 2024, and it passed rodent inspections in both 2023 and 2019.

Violations have primarily focused on security and maintenance issues, particularly involving self-closing doors at the building's entrance and vestibule, which were documented in multiple inspections in 2023 and 2024. Other maintenance concerns included problems with the front entrance door, hallway encumbrances, and various issues in Apartment 1R such as mold, water leaks, and bathroom problems, all of which were addressed and closed by mid-2023. The building's record shows responsive management to most issues, with violations being certified as corrected when addressed.