1245 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The three-unit, three-story building at 1245 40th Street in Borough Park, owned by Mordechai Seidenfeld and constructed in 1901, has experienced recurring issues with compliance to housing maintenance requirements over the past four years. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of violations related to the filing of annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC, with open violations recorded in each of the past four years from 2021 to 2024, with the most recent violation issued in April 2024.

While these violations do not directly indicate a current bedbug infestation, they represent a consistent failure to comply with required reporting protocols. Additionally, there was a significant curb-related issue that has now been resolved as of August 2024, when a violation was recorded for failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner, specifically regarding modifications to the sidewalk curb that were made to accommodate vehicle access.

This violation, issued in August 2024 with an associated penalty of $500, was closed with an Oath Violation Served status in August 2024. Earlier, in December 2020, there was a Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspections complaint that was inspected on the same day and resulted in no warranted violations. While the environmental control board violation related to the curb issue has been formally addressed, the ongoing bedbug report violations suggest a systematic issue with maintaining compliance on certain housing maintenance requirements.