553 40th Street, Brooklyn

Decades of single-family trust ownership on an active Sunset Park corridor.

A Sunset Park two-family house that has stayed with the same family since 1982, eventually transferring to a family trust in 2020. While house-level filings are minimal, the surrounding streetscape shows active noise, curb, and commercial food activity. Three things to know:

Held by one family for over forty years. Title transferred into a family trust in 2020 after remaining with the same owner since 1982. A four-decade hold means operational decisions stay in-house rather than running through multi-unit landlord management.

Storefront kitchen activity generates neighborhood exhaust and odor signals. Within three blocks, food establishment complaints logged 7 calls in the past year, last seen in July 2026. Nearby commercial kitchens can create kitchen exhaust, odor drift, or night-end operational noise that reaches upper floors.

Parking friction and residential sound concentrate within three blocks. Within three blocks, illegal parking logged 141 calls (48 for obscured plates, 23 for blocked hydrants), paired with 124 residential noise calls over the last 12 months. Short-term curb friction and block sound dominate the immediate streetscape.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Commercial noise logged 90 calls within three blocks over the last year, primarily for loud music and parties.
• 21 rodent calls logged on the surrounding blocks over the trailing 12 months.
• 15 cannabis retailer complaints recorded within three blocks over the last year.

553 40th Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3009130050). This building is associated with Rodriguez, Minerva. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on October 26, 2020, according to recorded deeds.

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