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1340 Bushwick Avenue

141Records
11City systems
1Open violations
60Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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141 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1340 BUSHWICK AVE LLC
BBL3034260027
BIN3079409

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Graffiti (2) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$218,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1340 BUSHWICK AVE LLC
Head officerDOMINIQUE VABRE
Managing agentSAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$880,000 $52,800
2026$1,114,000 $66,840
2027$1,028,000 $61,680

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Schaefer St / Bushwick Av — B20 · 50 ft
Citi BikeEldert St & Bushwick Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

1340 Bushwick 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1349 Franklin Avenue BX16 C
1103 Hoe Avenue BX10 A
41 Bruckner Boulevard BX7 B
431 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
20 Mt Hope Place BX4 D
703 Greene Avenue BK4 C
860 New Lots Avenue BK4 D
822 Faile Street BX4 D
655 Greene Avenue BK4 D
218 Quincy Street BK4 B
369 Tompkins Avenue BK4 C
70 Herkimer Street BK4 D
980 DeKalb Avenue BK4 C
2131 Bruckner Boulevard BX4 D
992 Hancock Street BK3 B
436 East 141 Street BX3 C
9 Covert Street BK3 C
635 Coster Street BX3 C
1258 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
282 Schaefer Street BK3 C
2092 Ryer Avenue BX3 F
391 Montauk Avenue BK3 D
396 Bleecker Street BK3 D
631 Coster Street BX3 C
981 Hancock Street BK3 B
1669 Norman Street QN3 B
313 Van Buren Street BK3 C
811 East 226 Street BX3 C
191 Patchen Avenue BK3 C
181 Schaefer Street BK3 B
629A Madison Street BK3 C
1578 Eastern Parkway BK3 C
286 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
93 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C
3703 Church Avenue BK2 C
559 Decatur Street BK2 C
326 Tompkins Avenue BK2 D
424 Convent Avenue MN2 B
857 Lincoln Place BK2 C
442 Quincy Street BK2 C
1017 Halsey Street BK2 C
1107 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
1340 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
255 Covert Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,329,250 on 2019-06-04 (lender: Luxury Mortgage Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-04Mortgage $1,329,250 — from 1340 BUSHWICK AVENUE, LLC to LUXURY MORTGAGE CORP $1,329,250
2014-03-14Deed $650,000 — from CANDELARI, DANIEL to 1340 BUSHWICK AVE LLC $650,000
2005-07-20Mortgage $440,000 — from SHOUGHI, ARASB to MERS $440,000
2004-11-05Mortgage $180,000 — from RITE CHOICE PROPERTIES CORP to CARNEGIE CAPITAL LLC $180,000
2001-07-11Mortgage $172,251 — from RITE CHOICE PROPERTIES CORP to CARNEGIE CAPITAL LLC $172,251
1998-05-04Mortgage $168,000 — from SHRIKY, YARON to CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION $168,000
1994-05-12Mortgage $130,000 — from HILANY, NAHUM; COHEN, EYAL to BANK UNITED OF TEXAS $130,000
1986-12-09Mortgage $8,685 — from EDWARDS, LEATHA to JANUS FINANC/CONSULT/INC $8,685
1983-02-01Mortgage $6,500 — from EDWARDS, LEATHA to GRAMATAN INVESTORS CORP $6,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310105
2018101204
2019002204
2020007007
2021008008
2022004026
2023002002
202400130114
202500180119
2026012014
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 80Ownership & money 37Health & systems 6

Every one of the 141 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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