553 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn

City inspectors were last at this 4-unit walk-up apartment building on June 21, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

553 Gates Avenue is a 4-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3018100001). This building is associated with 553 Gates LLC. Brix tracks 22 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1899, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 20 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Unsanitary Condition: 5 complaints
• Heat/hot Water: 4 complaints
• Door/window: 4 complaints
• Plumbing: 3 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed June 15, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3,
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT WASTELINE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
• § 27-2017
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

The building last changed hands on January 31, 2013 for $286,000, according to recorded deeds.

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