40 Columbia Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
40 Columbia Place is a four-story, 8-unit old law tenement building located in Brooklyn Heights and built in 1887, currently owned by Edward Lubin. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, particularly in 2020 when multiple emergency door-related complaints were filed and subsequently investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).
During this period, several Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations were recorded and addressed, including issues with self-closing doors at the building entrance, the need for proper emergency notifications regarding carbon monoxide detectors and gas leak procedures, and obstructions to fire escape egress caused by flower pots on 2nd and 3rd story balconies. The building also received a violation for failing to file its annual bedbug report in 2022, though bedbug inspections from 2020 through 2024 show no infestations or eradications. More recent records indicate improved conditions, with the bedbug reporting for 2023-2024 showing no affected units, and the building successfully addressing previous violations by certifying compliance with necessary corrections.
A rodent inspection in October 2014 passed, though there was initial rat activity noted in September 2014, with a subsequent compliance inspection in February 2013 also passing. The building's records from 2020 through 2024 show consistent attention to regulatory requirements, with all violations being properly closed, though there was one instance in September 2020 where multiple violations required correction, including the need to post proper emergency notices and maintain clear fire escape access. The property demonstrates good recent maintenance practices with no current open violations or service requests as of the latest available data.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 8 |
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Year built | 1887 |
Total area | 5108 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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