527 40th Street

527 40th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 205 open HPD violations, 68 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (20/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1935

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 20/100)

• 68 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 37 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.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (205 open, 68 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 13 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

205 open violations: 68 class C (immediately hazardous), 102 class B, 35 class A. 91 issued in the last 12 months. 240 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1983-08-29. Newest violation issued 2026-09-18.

8 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 18 violations closed in the last 12 months.

37 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: Self-closing door not working, 6th room from the east, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT SECONDARY EGRESS DOOR AT EAST IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 8), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19177575
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 8), issued 2026-07-06. HPD violation 19050819
• Class C: Roaches (basement). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT BOILER ROOM, SECTION ''CELLAR'', AT SOUTH, issued 2026-05-21. HPD violation 18937499
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4R), issued 2026-05-21. HPD violation 18937492
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4R), issued 2026-05-21. HPD violation 18937495
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (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 CREATING THE 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 MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT REAR SECTIONS, YARD AT NORTH, issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18827939
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18827936
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDEBOLT CAPABLE OF PADLOCK AT FIRE DOOR AT WEST AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-04-02. HPD violation 18744802

311 housing complaints

83 in the last 12 months, 129 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (29), Plumbing (16), Paint/Plaster (14), Heat/Hot Water (13), Door/Window (6).

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: 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: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

3 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 4013 5TH AVE. Head officer: SAM BILAS. Managing agent: SAM BILAS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 4, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3009130061, HPD building ID 148688. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 36 St (D, N, R), 7 min walk
• 45 St (R), 7 min walk
• 9 Av (D), 11 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.