151 Bay 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The three-unit, two-story residential building at 151 Bay 40th Street in Gravesend, owned by Guang Sui Lin and constructed in 1930, has experienced significant occupancy and safety concerns in recent years. The property, which is officially classified as "Hereafter Converted Class A", was subject to multiple Department of Buildings investigations between 2022 and 2025 regarding illegal conversions and unauthorized use, with particular attention to unauthorized hotel room usage.

Several inspection attempts were hindered by denied access, though some inspections did reveal serious concerns, including a partial vacate order in April 2023 for blocked egress. The building has also faced substantial Environmental Control Board violations in April 2023, resulting in $18,750 in penalties related to occupancy violations, safety hardware issues, and blocked passageways, though these have since been resolved. The property has maintained an active compliance record with bedbug reporting requirements, demonstrating no infestations or eradication incidents across any unit in the past four reporting periods from 2022 to 2025.

While there was an initial health department investigation in 2018 regarding standing water, this issue appears to have been addressed. More recently, in 2025, a complaint about illegal work/permit violations was recorded but resulted in an inspector's inability to gain access during the final inspection attempt. The building's management has filed timely bedbug reports for the past four years, consistently documenting zero infested units, though there appears to be an outstanding requirement to confirm annual filings for 2025-2026, as the most recent report is dated July 2025 for the previous period.