855 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

The 3-story, 6-unit tenement building at 855 40th Street in Borough Park, owned by Alice Chan, has been experiencing ongoing maintenance issues throughout 2023 and 2024. In July 2023, multiple complaints were filed and subsequently inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), resulting in violations related to ceiling paint/plaster issues, while other reported problems including wall paint/plaster, floor conditions, pest issues, mold, cabinet problems, and ventilation concerns received varying inspection outcomes, with some violations issued.

A significant cluster of violations was recorded in June 2024, primarily affecting the 3rd-floor apartment, including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, issues with self-closing doors, and a problematic fire escape lock. The building also faced violations for non-compliant self-closing doors leading to the center court and boiler room, though many of these were certified as corrected by July 2024. The property has a history of inspection and violation issues dating back to 2019, including a dismissed violation for failure to file an annual boiler inspection report in 2019.

While there were two complaints to the Department of Buildings in 2021 regarding work without a permit and possible illegal commercial use, both were closed without violations being substantiated. The building's recent bedbug report for the period from November 2022 to October 2023 shows no infested or re-infested units, suggesting effective pest management in this regard. However, the persistent nature of both housing maintenance code violations and the volume of recent HPD complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within the building that have required repeated intervention from regulatory authorities.