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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units
on record) — the report below covers its full public record.
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
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (19) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Food Establishment (5) · Snow or Ice (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
Filed construction activity
$244,500 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.
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,631,000
$733,950
2026
$1,643,000
$739,350
2027
$1,404,000
$631,800
The city's market estimate has fallen
14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants 5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Dishwashing/Utensils, Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Subway
Prospect Park — B Q S · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Washington Av — B43 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
Washington Ave & Empire Blvd · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
46 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $339,227 on
2026-07-17 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-07-17
AL&R $1,650,000 — from 40 FLATBORD LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,650,000
2026-07-17
Agreement $1,650,000 — from 40 FLATBORD LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,650,000
2026-07-17
Mortgage $339,228 — from 40 FLATBORD LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$339,228
2023-09-29
AL&R $1,350,000 — from 40 FLATBORD LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,350,000
2023-09-29
Agreement $1,350,000 — from 40 FLATBORD LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,350,000
2023-09-29
Mortgage $204,286 — from 40 FLATBORD LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$204,286
2018-10-03
Mortgage $1,250,000 — from VLACKE BOS, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$1,250,000
2018-10-03
AL&R $1,250,000 — from VLACKE BOS, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$1,250,000
2018-10-03
Deed $3,225,000 — from 40 EMPIRE BOULEVARD, INC. to VLACKE BOS, LLC
$3,225,000
2018-09-26
Sold for $3,225,000
$3,225,000
$3,225,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
31
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
2
0
0
4
0
6
2019
0
0
3
0
0
3
2020
0
1
9
0
0
10
2021
0
0
6
0
0
6
2022
0
0
9
1
0
10
2023
0
0
4
7
2
13
2024
0
0
7
0
2
9
2025
0
0
30
0
1
31
2026
5
0
9
4
1
19
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2014-11-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EXISTING DUNKIN DONUTS ON FIRST FLOOR. REPLACE EQUIPMENTS AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$60,190
2004-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. JOB RELATED TO ALT # 301554093. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,700
2004-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. JOB RELATED TO ALT # 301554093. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,700
2004-06-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-20Job filed: Installation of wood fence. (related to Job Number 301554093).
2004-01-20Job filed: Installation of wood fence. (related to Job Number 301554093).
2003
2003-06-02Job filed: Renovation of existing eating and drinking establishment. Relocate existing equipment and plumbing. Exterior facade renovation.$125,000
1994
1994-03-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 73#, #73 FILE APPLICATION AND OBTAIN PERMIT FOR THE REMOVED OF FREIGHT ELEVATOR
1993
1993-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-04-07DOB violation LL1081: 1
1991
1991-06-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 73#,(73)RESTORE,DISMANTLE OR REMOVE DEVICE
1991-04-25DOB violation LL1081: 1
1990
1990-06-29DOB violation LL1081: 1
1989
1989-05-24DOB violation E: (51)RESTORE FREIGHT ELEVATOR TO SERVICE OR PERMANENTLY DISCONTIN- UE (REMOVE LEGALLY W/BN)
1986
1986-01-28Deed — from GROSSMAN, SOLOMON; WETANSON, CARL; GROSSMAN, IVAN; WETANSON, HERBERT to 40 EMPIRE BLVD INC
1974
1974-01-15Mortgage assigned — from IANNELLI DOROTHY C; IANNELLI DOROTHY CHEGMY EXEC OF to IANNELLI JOSEPH G
1972
1972-05-15SAGE — from THE NEW YORK BK FOR SAVS; JUST ASSOCIATES INC
1967
1967-09-08Deed — from IANNELLI DOROTHY C to ALAC CORP
1967-09-08Deed — from ALAC CORP to GROSSMAN IVAN; WETANSON HERBERT; GROSSMAN SOLOMON; WETANSON CARL
1967-09-08Mortgage — from ALAC CORP to IANNELLI DOROTHY C