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604 East 40th Street

263Records
16City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Farragut
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263 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 DOB violations, 44 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built2023
Floors4
Res. units58
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP ANY, INC.
BBL3049730016
BIN3112625, 3429955

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 1. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (14) · Noise (3) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$659,265 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2023)
YesSix or more residential units (58)
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)BETHANY M H HDFC
Head officerISMAEL FELICIANO
Managing agentRISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$721,867 $324,840
2026$6,123,867 $2,755,740
2027$6,558,000 $2,951,100

The city's market estimate has risen 808% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue D / E 39 St — B8 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & Albany Ave · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Brooklyn
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

604 East 40th Street

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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — 141 buildings, 2,793 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B43 · C30 · D28 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
144-02 135th Avenue QN318 A
326 Rockaway Avenue BK216 A
57 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK190 A
37 Hillside Avenue MN163 A
43 Goodwin Place BK100 A
297 Wilson Avenue BK96 A
1255 Gates Avenue BK83 A
78 Troutman Street BK82 A
85 East 233 Street BX80 A
10 Forrest Street BK62 B
43 Central Avenue BK61 B
159 Himrod Street BK60 A
1349 Gates Avenue BK60 A
87 Melrose Street BK59 B
604 East 40th Street BK58 A
591 Bushwick Avenue BK58 B
561 Knickerbocker Avenue BK43 B
555 Bushwick Avenue BK42 B
150 Linden Street BK40 C
63 Central Avenue BK38 B
171 Himrod Street BK36 B
420 Stockholm Street BK35 B
116 Grove Street BK32 C
803 Knickerbocker Avenue BK24 C
422 Melrose Street BK24 A
108 Grove Street BK23 B
110 Grove Street BK23 C
63 Stockholm Street BK20 A
115 Linden Street BK17 A
111 Linden Street BK16 A
158 Harman Street BK14 B
93 Stockholm Street BK14 B
175 Harman Street BK14 A
181 Harman Street BK14 B
73 Linden Street BK12 B
75 Linden Street BK12 B
295 Jefferson Street BK8 B
244 Stockholm Street BK8 D
304 Jefferson Street BK8 A
302 Jefferson Street BK8 B
317 Jefferson Street BK8 C
149 Starr Street BK8 D
299 Jefferson Street BK8 D
22 Irving Avenue BK8 B
246 Stockholm Street BK8 B
320 Jefferson Street BK8 A
316 Jefferson Street BK8 D
640 Broadway BK7 C
1516 Jefferson Avenue BK6 C
73 Wyckoff Avenue BK6 A
174 Stockholm Street BK6 C
251 Harman Street BK6 A
311 Harman Street BK6 B
434 Jefferson Street BK6 B
235 Stanhope Street BK6 B
312 Grove Street BK6 B
1269 Decatur Street BK6 C
320 Grove Street BK6 C
647 Central Avenue BK6 B
32 Irving Avenue BK6 B

showing 60 of 141 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,826,966 on 2026-01-08 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-08Agreement $11,960,000 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,960,000
2026-01-08Agreement $8,748,029 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK $8,748,029
2026-01-08Mortgage $7,826,966 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $7,826,966
2026-01-08Agreement $1,500,000 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,500,000
2022-09-26Mortgage $23,164,917 — from BETHANY MH LLC; BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $23,164,917
2022-09-26Mortgage $716,430 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to RISEBOROR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INC. $716,430
2022-09-26AL&R $1,500,000 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,500,000
2022-09-26Mortgage $1,500,000 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,500,000
2022-09-26AL&R $8,748,029 — from BETHANY MH LLC; BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,748,029
2022-09-26Mortgage $2,994,058 — from BETHANY MH LLC; BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,994,058
2022-09-26AL&R $29,081,150 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $29,081,150
2022-09-26Mortgage $8,748,029 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,748,029
2022-09-26Mortgage $2,922,175 — from BETHANY MH LLC; BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,922,175
2018-09-21Deed $2,999,000 — from BETHANY METHODIST HOME OF BROOKLYN, N.Y. to BMH AFFILIATES LLC $2,999,000
2018-09-21Mortgage $513,219 — from BETHANY MH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; BETHANY MH LLC to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC $513,219

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017042006
20180228012
20196430013
2020501208
2021116008
2022603172551
2023202420147
202415400120
202550190024
202630615024
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 42Health & systems 28

Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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