475 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The property at 475 Avenue Y in Gravesend is a 2-story, 3-unit residential building constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Uzi Shvut. The building has experienced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, with four consecutive open violations from 2021 through 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code. The most recent open violation dates from April 2024, continuing a pattern of non-compliance with this specific requirement.

In addition to the bedbug reporting violations, there have been several significant events related to the building's maintenance and compliance history. In 2020, two complaints were filed regarding unauthorized work - one concerning work without a permit during occupied multiple dwelling status in July, which resulted in an "Inspector Unable to Gain Access" disposition, and another in September relating to an unspecified permit issue that was ultimately served as an Oath Violation in November. Following this, an Environmental Control Board violation was issued in November 2020 for facade renovation work, including new windows and doors, which had been completed without the required permits, though this violation was later resolved with no penalties imposed.

Additionally, there was a violation in February 2021 for failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous violation, though this was ultimately dismissed by the ECB in March 2021. The building's most pressing current concern appears to be the ongoing bedbug reporting non-compliance, which has persisted for multiple years despite annual violations. However, other than the bedbug reporting issues, the property has relatively few recent open violations, with the most significant permitting and compliance issues appearing to have been addressed or resolved through various mechanisms between 2020 and 2021.