40 Van Buren Street

40 Van Buren Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 70 open HPD violations, 25 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 25 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 12 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 13 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (70 open, 25 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 13 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

70 open violations: 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 7 class A. 35 issued in the last 12 months. 100 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1991-02-19. Newest violation issued 2026-06-16.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 24 days from issue to close for the 21 violations closed in the last 12 months.

12 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment. 867 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CONDUCIVE TO PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS,CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGE GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PH, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt PH), issued 2026-03-09. HPD violation 18693833
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF 130F. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PRIVAT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt PRIVAT), issued 2026-01-23. HPD violation 18587685
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FLOOR, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3FLOOR), issued 2026-01-08. HPD violation 18553854
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AND SLIDE BOLT CAPABLE OF BEING PADLOCKED AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2025-12-05. HPD violation 18481538
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXIT DOOR SEALED CLOSED LEADING TO REAR YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18219001
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18219005
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR SEALED CLOSED IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18219000
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY (apt 1STFLO), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18219004

311 housing complaints

44 in the last 12 months, 85 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (19), Heat/Hot Water (13), Water Leak (6), Paint/Plaster (3), Plumbing (2).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 40 Van Buren 123 LLC. Head officer: Abraham Grunbaum. Managing agent: Abraham Grunbaum. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 30, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3017950024, HPD building ID 385823. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 9 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 10 min walk
• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 13 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.