Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
65
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
38 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 22% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
861 40TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 22% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- D train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 38 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
38 violations the city still lists as unresolved
38 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Pests9
- Fire & life safety8
- Paint / plaster7
- Other4
- Lead paint3
- Structural2
- Disrepair2
- Mold2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1986-12-23 and remains open on HPD’s records.