1458 38th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The 1458 38th Street property in Borough Park is a two-story, three-unit residential building constructed in 1910, currently owned by Leah Paneth. The building's records reveal recurring issues with compliance to Housing Maintenance Code requirements, particularly regarding annual bedbug reporting, with open violations noted in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 inspections.

More significantly, in mid-2021, the property experienced serious safety concerns related to unauthorized construction work, resulting in multiple Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations. These violations, which remain active, include unlawful continuation of work during a stop work order, unauthorized electrical work with exposed wiring and receptacles, and construction of an extension between the subject property and an adjacent building. The ECB penalties imposed for these violations totaled $9,100, with specific fines of $5,000 for work during a stop work order, $1,600 for unpermitted electrical work, and $2,500 for work without a permit.

Additional complications from 2021 include complaints filed through the Department of Buildings regarding work without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling, with instances of a stop work order and violation issuance recorded on June 29 and July 9 of that year. The building is also subject to three active DOB violations from September 29, 2021, related to failures to certify corrections on immediately hazardous (Class 1) ECB violations. Despite these numerous regulatory issues, the records indicate no recent construction or safety incidents, though the ongoing violations represent unresolved compliance matters that have persisted for several years.