1366 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

1366 40th Street is a 5-unit, 5-story residential building located in Borough Park, built in 1931 and currently owned by Chaim Freund. The building has undergone several significant interventions between 2019 and 2022, with a major alteration project (Job #321487565) commencing in 2019-2020. This construction work generated multiple safety violations, particularly during 2020-2021, including issues with inadequate scaffolding, missing safety equipment, and housekeeping concerns.

While most construction-related violations were resolved, several fines were initially imposed, including $5,000 for failure to safeguard persons and property during construction. The building has consistently filed bedbug reports as required under the Housing Maintenance Code, with the most recent report for the period covering November 2022 to October 2023 indicating no infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. The property has experienced recurring violations related to bedbug reporting compliance from 2021 to 2024, though these appear to have been administrative in nature rather than indicative of an infestation problem.

Prior to the major alteration work, the building underwent rodent inspections in 2013, which were passed successfully. The most recent construction permits were issued in 2020-2021, suggesting that while the building underwent significant work and faced numerous safety and compliance challenges during that period, there have been no major reported issues in recent years. The bedbug reporting requirements now appear to be in order, with the 2023-2024 filing showing full compliance with no recorded infestations, indicating that the building has maintained an appropriate response to these requirements since the earlier violations.