456 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 311 service requests, 113 HPD complaints, 100 HPD housing violations.
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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 1732.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 70 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1991-01-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
111 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · GENERAL (10) · WATER LEAK (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · APPLIANCE (4).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 40 Van Buren 123 LLC |
| Head officer | Abraham Grunbaum |
| Managing agent | Abraham Grunbaum |
| Last registered | 2026-04-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,434,000 | $86,040 |
| 2026 | $1,219,000 | $73,140 |
| 2027 | $1,422,000 | $85,320 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Tompkins Av — B38 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Greene Ave & Throop Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake 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.
40 Van Buren Street
| 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 |
111 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $210,000 on 2025-07-17 (lender: Broadview Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | AL&R $210,000 — from 40 VAN BUREN 123 LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $210,000 | |
| 2025-07-17 | Mortgage $210,000 — from 40 VAN BUREN 123 LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $210,000 | |
| 2025-07-17 | AL&R $697,000 — from 40 VAN BUREN 123 LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $697,000 | |
| 2025-07-17 | Mortgage $697,000 — from 40 VAN BUREN 123 LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $697,000 | |
| 2025-07-17 | Deed $946,972 — from MILLER. ESQ. AS REFEREE, JEFFREY R. to 40 VAN BUREN 123 LLC | $946,973 | |
| 2025-07-09 | Sold for $946,973 | $946,973 | $473,487 |
| 2011-09-09 | Mortgage $750,000 — from MCNEILLAS, GENEVA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT | $750,000 | |
| 2011-09-09 | Mortgage $750,000 — from MCNEILLAS, GENEVA to UNITED NORTHERN MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD. | $750,000 | |
| 2004-08-25 | Mortgage $290,319 — from MC NEILL, GENEVA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $290,319 | |
| 2004-08-25 | Mortgage $290,319 — from MC NEILL, GENEVA to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $290,319 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2024 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2025 | 2 | 112 | 6 | 5 | 125 |
| 2026 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 119 |
Every one of the 456 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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