1320 East 40th Street

1320 East 40th Street in Flatlands, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1945

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 8 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (8 open), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 8 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-04-13. Newest violation issued 2009-05-07. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2009. 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: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, basement. 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 BSMT-APT BAS (apt BAS), issued 2009-05-07. HPD violation 7857929
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT BASEM (apt BASEM), issued 2009-05-05. HPD violation 7854305
• Class B: Unapproved alteration, basement. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE AT BASEMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEM, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt BASEM), issued 2009-04-23. HPD violation 7830115
• Class B: Plumbing defect, basement. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT BASEMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEM, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt BASEM), issued 2009-04-23. HPD violation 7830117
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT STALL SHOWER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt BSMT), issued 2009-04-17. HPD violation 7826581
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SHOWER BODY HANDLE AT STALL SHOWER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt BSMT), issued 2009-04-17. HPD violation 7826583
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, basement. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMT, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt BSMT), issued 2009-04-13. HPD violation 7817845
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, basement. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMT (apt BSMT), issued 2009-04-13. HPD violation 7817847

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: ZAYAS, ALICE. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3078200037, HPD building ID 262918. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 19 min walk
• Avenue M (Q), 27 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 27 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.