Gustavo Gordillo, the 38-year-old co-chair of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, is facing renewed scrutiny over his living arrangements after records showed that his parents purchased a Brooklyn property where he and his brother now reside, as reported by the New York Post.

The two-story Bedford-Stuyvesant row home, which measures nearly 2,000 square feet, was purchased in 2019 for just under $1 million through Chucuito LLC, according to property records.

The property has since undergone extensive renovations, including work on the front facade, landscaping, interior improvements, and the addition of two decks.

Gordillo's father confirmed the arrangement to the New York Post.

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“My son and my other son both live there,” Gordillo’s father said when reached by phone. “The LLC purchased the home, and then we did the renovations.”

The property has been at the center of attention because of Gordillo's political advocacy.

As a leader within the DSA, Gordillo has supported positions challenging traditional private property ownership and has advocated for redistribution of land “from landowners to the landless.”

He also criticized landlords during a Fox News interview in July, saying, “We don’t think that anybody should have the constitutional right to double-digit returns on their investment.”

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The contrast between those political positions and his family's real-estate holdings has drawn criticism from New York renters.

Faith Smith, a 36-year-old local renter, called Gordillo a hypocrite after learning about the property arrangement.

“I wish my family could afford to buy me a million-dollar home,” Smith said.

“It’s a rich kid,’’ she added. “That’s basically people who don’t have to deal with the struggles we have to deal with.”

The Brooklyn property has changed substantially since the Gordillo family acquired it.

Plans filed with the borough in 2023 show renovations to the facade and interior, landscaping work, and additions including rooftop and front-door decks. Work on the second floor was still underway Tuesday, according to the report.

The property arrangement was not the family's first time providing housing for Gordillo in New York.

His father told the Post that the same LLC rented a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment on the Lower East Side for Gordillo from 2016 through 2019 at a monthly cost of $2,600.

Gordillo worked at an art gallery during those years before later becoming an electrician, according to City and State.

It remains unclear whether Gordillo reimbursed his parents for that rent. His calls were not returned.

Gordillo has described himself as a blue-collar union electrician and used the X handle @UnionGordillo. Records indicate he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 2019.

Since 2024, however, he has stopped identifying himself specifically as an IBEW Local 3 member and instead has described himself more generally as a union worker.

There are no records indicating that Gordillo completed the seven-year journeyman process. He told the New York Times earlier this year that he was no longer working as an electrician. His current source of income is unclear.

Before moving to New York City, Gordillo studied art at Yale University and graduated in 2010.

Gordillo was born in Peru and grew up in South Florida. His parents later established significant assets in the United States.

Property records show that they own a more than 5,000-square-foot home in Boca Raton with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.

The property is currently listed for $3.1 million. The family also owns another home in Weston, Florida, valued at about $3 million. That property has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

Gordillo's father, also named Gustavo, built his wealth as the founder of Draftpros Inc., an engineering and consulting company.

The family's real-estate holdings and financial support for Gordillo have prompted questions because of the DSA leader's public criticism of wealth, landlords, and private property ownership.

The issue comes as Gordillo continues to hold a leadership role in the New York City DSA and advocate for a broader socialist political agenda.

The details of his family's property ownership do not establish wrongdoing, but they have provided ammunition for critics who argue that some activists' personal circumstances can look rather different from the economic system they publicly condemn.

For now, the Brooklyn home remains family-owned, with Gordillo and his brother living there, while questions continue about the political implications of a socialist leader benefiting from substantial family wealth and property ownership.

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