no such file or directory, lstat /YOUR_PROJECT/build/node_gyp_bins

[WillAvudim]

If npm install runs into a mysterious lstat error (which happens during path.resolve, which is super-weird):

gyp ERR! UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION
gyp ERR! stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat '/YOUR_PROJECT/build/node_gyp_bins'

However your

$ /usr/local/bin/node /YOUR_PROJECT/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js rebuild

succeeds just fine, then wiping out the cache under /home/USER/.cache/node-gyp (and delete /home/USER/.cache/node too while you're at it) resolves this unholy mess.

I'm leaving this here for posterity because I just spent around 2 hours debugging it, and I hope this message will save you time should find yourself in the same situation.