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537 40 Street

54Records
7City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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54 recorded events, 1982–2025, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 HPD housing violations, 5 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)537 40TH STREET LLC
BBL3009130057
BIN3017832

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-08-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)537 40TH STREET LLC
Head officerCHARLES L LUCCHESE
Managing agentOLY PM LLC
Last registered2026-06-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,637,000 $98,220
2026$1,593,000 $95,580
2027$1,595,000 $95,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 6 Av — B35 B70 · 350 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 41 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024. 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

537 40 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OLY PM LLC — 23 buildings, 409 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3111 Brighton 7 Street BK72 A
565 85 Street BK67 A
410 East 25 Street BK57 A
2315 Cropsey Avenue BK40 B
1214 Avenue K BK38 C
4913 8 Avenue BK38 A
31-19 37th Avenue QN10 A
2149 Harman Street QN10 A
703 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
6424 11 Avenue BK8 A
30-50 33 Street QN7 A
7402 13 Avenue BK6 C
72-15 65 Place QN6 B
72-19 65 Place QN6 A
323 82 Street BK6 B
72-17 65 Place QN6 A
71-11 Fresh Pond Road QN5 D
75 Herkimer Street BK4 D
86 16 Street BK4 B
206 18 Street BK3 B
417 Stanhope Street BK3 C
537 40 Street BK3 A
30 Weirfield Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2017-03-24 (lender: Starboard Realty Associates, L.P.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-21Deed $1,230,000 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO to 537 40TH STREET LLC $1,230,000
2018-11-13Sold for $1,230,000 $1,230,000 $410,000
2017-03-24Mortgage $100,000 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO to STARBOARD REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. $100,000
2013-10-18Mortgage $25,000 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO to STARBOARD REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. $25,000
2006-10-23Agreement $410,000 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO to MERS $410,000
2006-10-23Mortgage $40,487 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO to MERS $40,487
2006-10-23Deed $184,750 — from GENAO, JOSE DEMETRIO; FELIX, FRANCISCO to FELIX, FRANCISCO $184,750
2004-11-08Mortgage $370,000 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO A to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $370,000
2003-04-03Mortgage $40,000 — from GENAO, JOSE D; FELIX, FRANCISCO to HSBC MORTGAGE CORP (USA) $40,000
2002-07-08Mortgage $284,000 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO; GENAO, JOSE DEMETRIO to AMERICAS WHOLESALE LENDER; MORTGAGR ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS $284,000
2000-01-06Mortgage $232,107 — from FELIX, FRANCISCO; GENAO, JOSE DEMETRIO to MID ISLAND EQUITIESCORP $232,107
1993-07-07Mortgage $65,000 — from PEMBERTON, JOHN; PEMBERTON, FRANCES P to ANCHOR SAVS BANK FSB $65,000
1982-10-21Mortgage $7,500 — from PEMBERTON, JOHN; PEMBERTON, FRANCES P to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK $7,500
1982-05-25Mortgage $25,000 — from PEMBERTON, JOHN; PEMBERTON, FRANCES P to IMBRIALE, JENNIE; IMBRIALE, SALVATORE $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711114
201801506
201902002
202000000
202103003
202204004
202313004
202400000
202503003
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 22Ownership & money 29Health & systems 1

Every one of the 54 recorded events, 1982–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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