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840 Washington Avenue

1,822Records
19City systems
3Open violations
39Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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1,822 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,368 311 service requests, 152 HPD housing violations, 88 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FSG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL3011760098
BIN3029544

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 39. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (128) · Water System (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · Water Maintenance (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,487,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)FSG HDFC
Head officerFELICIA COLON
Managing agentFSG REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,999,000 $899,550
2026$2,085,000 $938,250
2027$2,084,000 $937,800

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Washington Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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

840 Washington Avenue

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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.

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 FSG REALTY LLC — 6 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
840 Washington Avenue BK13 B
802 Washington Avenue BK12 B
368 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
83 East 18 Street BK7 B
72 Lott Street BK4 D
74 Lott Street BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,814,922 on 2016-11-07 (lender: City Of New York Dept Of Hpd), covering 8 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-01Agreement $8,913,919 — from FSG PARTNERS, LLC; FSG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $8,913,919
2016-11-07Mortgage $3,043,710 — from FSG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; FSG PARTNERS LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $3,043,710
2016-11-07Mortgage $6,960,193 — from FSG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; FSG PARTNERS LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $6,960,193
2016-11-07Mortgage $8,913,919 — from FSG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; FSG PARTNERS LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $8,913,919
2016-11-07Mortgage $10,814,922 — from FSG PARTNERS LLC; FSG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $10,814,922

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171114205149
201831140020164
20198155901395
2020121190840
202120472152
202250515162
20231384102847
202410210224
202500490655
202601380241
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 1,623Ownership & money 36Health & systems 64

Every one of the 1,822 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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