525 83rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law tenement building at 525 83rd Street in Bay Ridge, owned by Christina Haritos and built in 1922, has experienced multiple concerning maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been recurring mold-related complaints in 2024, with the most recent incidents in March and July being categorized as emergency situations, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations.

The building has substantial outstanding maintenance issues as of 2024, including an open violation from March relating to a defective smoke detector in apartment 3R, various problems with self-closing doors, including a defective entrance door at the first story, issues with a door stopper in the vestibule, maintenance needs for fire retardant material in the third-story public hall, and multiple requirements for repairs and painting of affected areas. A roof leak affecting the kitchen ceiling in apartment 3R has also been documented as requiring attention.

Recent building safety concerns include a July 2024 violation for blocked egress routes, with household items partially obstructing essential access points including courtyard access doors and roof access doors, particularly noted during a Department of Buildings inspection. The building has documented its bedbug reporting compliance properly, showing zero infested units in the recent filings for 2025 and 2024, though there was an open violation in April 2024 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report as required by HPD rules. The property's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with both maintenance compliance and resident safety features, particularly regarding proper building access and emergency systems.