1523 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 1523 40th Street in Borough Park, owned by Mordechai Fried, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years that have required attention. Most notably, there was a bedbug reporting compliance issue in 2023 and 2022, where the annual bedbug report was not filed as required by the Housing Maintenance Code, though subsequent filings from 2024 show no infestations occurred during the 2023-2024 period.

The building underwent multiple repairs in 2021, including work on building entrance doors to ensure proper self-closing functionality, replacement of a missing glass pane at the entrance door, and repairs to a defective wood ceiling on the front porch. The building also required attention to its public hall ceilings on both stories, with violations noting the need for painting with light colored paint to meet departmental satisfaction. A 2021 violation regarding a roof leak affecting the second story public hall ceiling was also documented, though most of these violations have since been resolved.

The property has demonstrated improved compliance in recent years, with the 2024 bedbug report showing no infestation issues, and most historical violations being addressed. The building's age (constructed in 1930) and recent record of maintenance compliance suggest ongoing attention to building upkeep, though there were periods in 2021 particularly requiring multiple repair actions across various building systems. The comprehensive nature of the 2021 violations indicates a period of concentrated maintenance activity, which appears to have stabilized in subsequent years.