4522 Beach 45th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

The 2-story, 8-unit residential building at 4522 Beach 45th Street in Sea Gate, owned by Jacob Kahane and constructed in 1938, has experienced several notable incidents over recent years that merit attention. Most recently, in March 2023, the property received a Housing Maintenance Code violation for failing to file the mandatory annual bedbug report with the HPD.

The building has documented periodic bedbug incidents between 2019 and 2024, with three confirmed infestations (2019, 2020, 2022) that were reported as eradicated, and subsequent reporting periods showing no infestations. In 2011, multiple violations were recorded in Apartment A (first floor), including issues with defective plaster surfaces, wood flooring, and missing safety equipment (smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector), though all these violations were certified as corrected by March 2022.

Additionally, the building had a significant boiler-related incident in February 2020 involving improper storage and ventilation issues in the boiler room, which resulted in an Environmental Control Board violation that was subsequently resolved with no penalties due. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with the most recent filings (2024 and 2023) showing zero infestation cases for the reporting period. All historical violations have been closed, indicating resolution of past maintenance issues, though the recurring nature of the bedbug incidents suggests this remains an ongoing property management concern.