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736 Empire Boulevard

135Records
11City systems
16Open violations
1017.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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135 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 33 HPD complaints, 30 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)BAPTISTE ELVON
BBL3014260038
BIN3038436

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1017.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-12-04.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
25
’25–26

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · ELECTRIC (6) · Snow or Ice (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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 (1920)
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$1,106,000 $66,360
2026$969,000 $58,140
2027$1,274,000 $76,440

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Troy Av / Empire Blvd — B17 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE New York Ave & Troy Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
Middle: New Heights Middle 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

736 Empire Boulevard

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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000 on 1986-02-07 (lender: Green Point Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-06-05Deed $112,500 — from BAPTISTE, ELVON; BAPTISTE, CLAUDETTE to BAPTISTE, ELVON $112,500
1986-02-07Mortgage $60,000 — from BAPTISTE, ELVON; BAPTISTE, CLAUDETTE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $60,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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20240606
2025030030
2026465170
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 110Ownership & money 15Health & systems 1

Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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