1364 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

This three-story, four-unit residential building located at 1364 40th Street in Borough Park, owned by Israel Gelman, has experienced several significant maintenance issues since 2019. Most notably, there are persistent open violations related to annual bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, which represent a failure to comply with basic housing maintenance codes.

The building underwent multiple emergency interventions in January 2020, addressing several critical issues including problems with cooking gas, electrical wiring, window panes, and window frames. A cluster of maintenance violations was documented in 2020, primarily affecting apartment 1R, including defective window locks, faulty window counterbalances, leaky bathtub faucets, and a defective smoke detector. The building's gas service history indicates two separate gas utility referral complaints in 2019 and 2020, both of which resulted in inspectors being unable to gain access to conduct their evaluation.

Recent inspection reports indicate that the property has ongoing violations as of 2024, though not all details are specified in the available records. While the building has been maintained as a New Law Tenement since its construction in 1931, the persistent violation history, particularly regarding bedbug reporting and previous window and plumbing issues, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The combined record of open violations, emergency service requests, and repeated regulatory inspections indicates a pattern of regulatory compliance issues that have persisted over multiple years.