546 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

546 40th Street is a 16-unit, 4-story residential building constructed in 1920, currently owned by David Ercolini and classified as a New Law Tenement in Sunset Park. The building's maintenance record shows several significant patterns of concern, particularly related to habitability requirements.

Most notably, there has been a persistent issue with the annual bedbug reporting compliance, with four consecutive open violations from 2021 through 2024, indicating the building has not met the Housing Maintenance Code requirements for submitting these mandatory reports. The building experienced a heating and hot water emergency affecting the entire structure in November 2019, which required intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though tenants reported the issue was resolved shortly thereafter. Additionally, there were plumbing and water supply issues documented during the same incident.

More recently, in July 2021, there was a complaint regarding work being conducted without a permit in the occupied multiple dwelling, though the inspector was reportedly unable to gain access to investigate the claim. On a slightly more positive note, a rodent inspection conducted in March 2017 resulted in a passing grade, suggesting that at least one aspect of building maintenance had been adequately addressed at that time. While the building appears to have maintained basic habitability, the recurring bedbug reporting violations and the past heating/hot water emergency indicate ongoing challenges with building maintenance compliance and resident comfort.