159 East 40th Street

159 East 40th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 33 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1955

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 33 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing 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 (33 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No 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: Expired Sep 1, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

33 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 0 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 40 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-03-31. Newest violation issued 2013-12-05. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2013. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR NEAR RADIATOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054569
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054622
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054565
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICITY AT LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054568
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, bathroom, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054599
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING OVER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054601
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054562
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2013-12-05. HPD violation 10054628

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: ANNETTE HURLEY. Managing agent: GLYNE HURLEY. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 14, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3048770046, HPD building ID 262977. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (2, 5), 10 min walk
• Winthrop St (2, 5), 13 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 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.