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140 Court Street

181Records
11City systems
0Open violations
21.7Penalty rate

181 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections, 13 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1917
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)FONTANA, VINCENT
BBL3002860033
BIN3002986

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 21.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Rodent (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Poisoning (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1917)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,739,000 $284,340
2026$4,634,000 $278,040
2027$4,036,000 $242,160

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chipotle Mexican GrillTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene, Sewage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBergen St — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Court St — B61 B63 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmity St & Court St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

140 Court Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,800,000 on 2016-09-09 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-09-09Mortgage $2,800,000 — from FONTANA, SALVATORE; FONTANA, ELAINE; FONTANA, DIANE; FONTANA, VINCENT to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,800,000
2016-09-09AL&R $2,800,000 — from FONTANA, DIANE; FONTANA, ELAINE; FONTANA, VINCENT; FONTANA, SALVATORE to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,800,000
2009-06-12Deed $1,300,000 — from SHAKAL, LORRAINE; ATTARA, GEORGE; ATTARA, LORETTA to FONTANA, VINCENT; FONTANA, ELAINE; FONTANA, DIANE; FONTANA, SALVATORE $1,300,000
2009-06-12Mortgage $780,000 — from FONTANA, ELAINE; FONTANA, DIANE; FONTANA, SALVATORE; FONTANA, VINCENT to MERS $780,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171171028
20180347
2019011112
20200314
20210819
202209110
2023017118
202419717
20251416
20260606
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 12Health & systems 34

Every one of the 181 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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