3,405 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,592 311 service requests, 1,170 HPD complaints, 334 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 64.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 36 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
136 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 42 · winter 2024–25: 67 · winter 2025–26: 22 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$5,685 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
233 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (64) · Noise (42) · Abandoned Vehicle (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · WATER LEAK (10) · PLUMBING (9).
$244,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (96) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P |
| Head officer | JACOB HAGER |
| Managing agent | HAGER MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,115,000 | $2,301,750 |
| 2026 | $5,430,000 | $2,443,500 |
| 2027 | $5,664,000 | $2,548,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.
| Subway | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Troy Av / Empire Blvd — B17 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E New York Ave & Troy Ave · 450 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.
740 Empire Boulevard
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
233 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 64 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.
Managed by HAGER MANAGEMENT INC — 44 buildings, 1,571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,985,239 on 2017-04-26 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-26 | AL&R $11,500,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $11,500,000 | |
| 2017-04-26 | Agreement $11,500,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $11,500,000 | |
| 2017-04-26 | Mortgage $5,985,239 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,985,239 | |
| 2011-02-09 | Agreement $6,563,547 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,563,547 | |
| 2008-08-05 | Mortgage $2,844,470 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,844,470 | |
| 2008-08-05 | Agreement $6,600,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,600,000 | |
| 2008-08-05 | AL&R $6,600,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,600,000 | |
| 2004-07-27 | Mortgage $1,075,501 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,075,501 | |
| 2004-07-27 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2002-04-22 | Mortgage $878,139 — from 740 ASSOCIATES LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $878,139 | |
| 1998-12-21 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 1998-12-21 | Mortgage $334,181 — from 740 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $334,181 | |
| 1998-02-18 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $300,000 | |
| 1995-09-14 | Mortgage $384,769 — from 740 ASSOCIATES LP to NORTH FORK BANK CORP | $384,769 | |
| 1995-01-18 | Mortgage $1,240,000 — from 740 ASSOCIATES L.P. to INTERVEST CORPORATION OF NEW YORK | $1,240,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 4 | 1 | 229 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 207 | 0 | 2 | 213 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 212 | 0 | 2 | 221 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 119 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 189 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 171 | 0 | 4 | 184 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 204 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 101 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
Every one of the 3,405 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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