40 East 17th Street, Brooklyn

City inspectors were last at this elevator apartment building on May 20, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

40 East 17th Street is a 0-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3050770017). Brix tracks 22 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1928, this elevator apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 478 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 146 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 57 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 56 complaints
• Water Leak: 53 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 7, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4G, 4th STORY, 2nd
• § 27-2017
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LO
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT

The building last changed hands on April 30, 2009 for $3,300,000, according to recorded deeds.

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