1472 Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The four-story, 16-unit residential building at 1472 Bay Ridge Avenue in Bensonhurst, owned by James Hatgipetros, has experienced several notable issues in recent years, particularly concerning building systems and amenities. Most recently, in March 2025, there were multiple complaints regarding water supply problems, with one being a duplicate of an existing building-wide issue.

An ongoing heat and hot water problem affecting the entire building, reported in October 2024, remains unresolved as of this date. The building has also faced challenges with building systems, including an intercom system issue (September 2024) and multiple pest-related problems (October-December 2023), all of which were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) but resulted in no violations being issued. In terms of safety and compliance matters, the property has had three housing maintenance code violations as of January 2024, including requirements for proper gas leak notices and an issue with a defective self-closing door in the first-story vestibule, though these were certified as corrected by the end of January 2024.

The building's records also show three external low-pressure inspection filing violations issued in June 2023, all of which were dismissed by October 2023. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past six reporting periods from 2019 to 2024. The property, built in 1929 as a new law tenement, has had its share of maintenance issues over the years, but recent inspection records indicate that violations are being addressed, even if some complaints remain open.