448 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

For the 6-unit, 3-story tenement building at 448 40th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Lan Hua Yuan and constructed in 1914, the most pressing recent issues involve multiple water and maintenance problems. In March 2025, HPD issued violations for both ceiling paint/plaster issues and heavy water flow problems, while February 2025 saw complaints about mold, window pane problems, toilet issues, and more ceiling paint/plaster concerns, all of which resulted in violations requiring owner correction.

The building experienced notable service disruptions in late 2022, with an emergency heat/hot water complaint filed for the entire building, though tenants reported restoration of services during HPD's inspection. The building's history reveals recurring maintenance challenges, including multiple bedbug report violations between 2021-2024 (with the most recent filing showing no infested units), and significant violations from 2021 relating to fire safety and emergency egress systems.

In March 2021, violations were noted for defective fire retardant materials in the bulkhead ceiling, doors to the fire escape, and the need for proper light-colored paint in the public hall. While the building passed a rodent inspection in July 2016, recent years have shown a pattern of maintenance issues requiring HPD intervention, with multiple instances of water-related problems, including a slow leak complaint in December 2021 that HPD was unable to inspect. The property currently has several open violations from 2021 relating to fire safety systems that remain unresolved, requiring attention to address current safety standards.