340 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203
The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 340 East 51st Street in East Flatbush has experienced recurring maintenance and safety concerns over recent years, with particularly notable issues emerging in late 2024 through 2025. The building has faced multiple electrical problems, including wiring issues and lighting failures, with emergency service requests filed in January 2025 and November 2024. Structural and maintenance concerns are evident, with multiple complaints about floors, windows, doors, cabinets, and appliances not being properly addressed during inspection attempts.
Two significant violations were issued in December 2024 regarding fire safety, requiring repairs to fire retardant materials and painting in a third-story public hall, though these were subsequently certified as corrected. A major ongoing concern is an active violation from August 2023 regarding unauthorized occupancy and illegal conversions in the cellar space, with a penalty of $12,500 imposed for creating additional living units contrary to the building's Certificate of Occupancy. The building has a history of access issues during inspections, as evidenced by multiple "Inspector Unable To Gain Access" outcomes for complaints filed in 2023-2024, including three illegal conversion complaints.
Additionally, there appear to be several outstanding violations related to boiler inspections from 2019-2023 that remain active as of 2025. While the building has maintained a bedbug-free status throughout 2020-2024 according to official reporting, historical rodent inspections from 2011 indicated previous pest control challenges, though more recent pest-related complaints were documented as "unsanitary condition" issues in 2024. The property owner, 340 E 51 St LLC, has faced multiple enforcement actions from various city agencies, including the Department of Buildings, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and Environmental Control Board, with violations spanning from illegal living spaces to fire safety concerns. The frequency and variety of complaints suggest ongoing building maintenance challenges, though many recent complaints were closed without penalties once inspectors were finally granted access, indicating some responsiveness to maintenance issues when properly notified.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 6 |
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Year built | 1930 |
Total area | 6150 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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