1252 Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 1252 Bay Ridge Avenue in Dyker Heights, built in 1930, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most recent being a window guard safety concern reported in November 2024, which HPD attempted but could not fully investigate. This building has a notable pattern of unaddressed violations regarding bedbug reporting, with open Class A violations remaining from 2021 through 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations.

A significant incident occurred in November 2021 when the entire building experienced heat and hot water issues, though this was resolved quickly and closed within two days. The property had a cluster of maintenance issues in December 2020, with multiple complaints regarding various building systems including doors/windows, paint/plaster on walls and ceilings, plumbing in the bathtub/shower, flooring, and several window-related problems; while these were categorized as emergency and non-emergency issues, HPD was unable to gain access to inspect many of them at the time.

The building's recent history shows a mix of serious and more routine maintenance issues, with the most pressing current concern being the unresolved window guard safety issue from late 2024. While some past problems, such as the 2021 heat/hot water situation, were addressed promptly, there appears to be an ongoing challenge with obtaining access for inspections, as demonstrated in both the 2020 and 2024 incidents. The open bedbug reporting violations suggest a pattern of non-compliance with certain housing maintenance regulations, though these are administrative violations rather than direct safety concerns.