40 Henry Street

40 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 6 units · Built 1887

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (2 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)

8 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 9 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-05. Newest violation issued 2008-06-26. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR 2 STY WEST APT 2. LOCATED AT APT 2 (apt 2), issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567854
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY WEST APT 2. LOCATED AT APT 2 (apt 2), issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567855
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING PLASTERBOARD CELLAR CLG AT WEST., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567851
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit. D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CANOPY ERECTED OBSTRUCTING DROP LADDER BLDG FRONT., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567853
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING FIXTURES PRESENT LIGHTS NOT ON 200 WATTS REQUIRED. AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 3810824
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING 4 STY PUBLIC HALL AND BULKHEAD TO ROOF., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567849
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect (roof). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567852
• Class A: Lighting defect. D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CLG 4 STY PUB HALL., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1567850

311 housing complaints

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

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations. 5 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: Louise Ebert. Managing agent: Carolyn Ebert. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3002160028, HPD building ID 310794. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• High St (A, C), 2 min walk
• Clark St (2, 3), 3 min walk
• York St (F), 6 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.