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1212 40 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3055890013 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SO BKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP ASSOC LP
Head officerDAVID SINGER
Managing agentBP HAND INC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,305,000 $78,300
2026$1,393,000 $83,580
2027$1,406,000 $84,360

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 12 Av — B35 · 300 ft
Citi Bike37 St & 13 Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

1212 40 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

5 311 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 BP HAND INC — 15 buildings, 368 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
680 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
1006 44th Street BK73 A
970 42 Street BK40 A
1017 44 Street BK40 A
922 42 Street BK27 A
958 42 Street BK16 A
966 42 Street BK16 A
946 42 Street BK16 A
952 42 Street BK16 B
4007 15 Avenue BK12 A
4108 15 Avenue BK6 A
941 42 Street BK6 A
1016 43 Street BK4 B
4008 New Utrecht Avenue BK3 A
1212 40 Street BK3 A

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
6
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201800
201900
202033
202166
202266
202322
202444
202522
202611
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-10-03311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-03311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-03-25311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-05-01311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-01-13311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-29311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-12-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-05-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-22HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-11-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-01311: Snow Removal — Not Plowed
2021-01-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020
2020-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-02-18311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2014
2014-07-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2014-07-01Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-06-26HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2014-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2014-01-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-12-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012
2012-01-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2012-01-17HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2012-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-04311: HEATING — HEAT
2011
2011-10-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2011-10-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2011-10-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2011-10-06HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2011-10-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-10-06311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-06-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-06-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-06-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-06-16311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-06-16311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-06-16311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-06-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-06-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-05-15311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2011-05-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2011-04-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2011-04-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2011-04-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2011-04-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2011-03-01311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2010
2010-09-14HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2010-09-03HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2010-08-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-29311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2010-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APAR
2010-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2010-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EA
2010-08-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2010-08-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-08-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-19HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN WATERBUGS AT BASEMENT
2010-08-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOU
2010-08-18HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2010-08-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-18311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-18311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-18311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-08-17311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2010-07-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2010-07-27311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2010-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2010-07-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2010-07-13311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2009
2009-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-01-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-05-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2003-05-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2003-05-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2000
2000-03-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-10-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-08-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO CARRY OUT DEMOLITIONS IN A SAFE AND PROPER MANNER. HAVING GUTTERED ENTIRE PARTITIONS, WALLS, AND CEILING CAUSING WEST $2,000
1999-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
1999-06-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-06-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-02-26Agreement — from SOUTHERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1999-02-26Agreement — from SOUTHERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1998
1998-08-25Mortgage assigned — from SOUTHERN BKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMEN to CITY OF NEW YORK
1998-08-25Agreement — from SOUTHERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP to NYC HPD
1998-08-25Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK / HPD to SOUTHERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP
1998-08-25Agreement — from NYC HPD to SOUTHERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP
1998-08-25Agreement — from SOUTHERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOP to NYC HPD
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1968
1968-12-24Mortgage assigned — from GRAMATAN CO INC OF BRONXVILLE NY to GRAMATAN CO LTD

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