Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

440 Brooklyn Ave

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Also known as 490 Empire Blvd, 498 Empire Blvd, 504 Empire Blvd — one building, several doors.

built 1928 · 6 stories · 45 apartments · BIN 3034859 · BBL 3013170041

Worth knowing
14 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and pests and doors and windows
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

CARBROOK ASSOCIATES REALTY LLC

Heat or hot water: 16 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Jan 2024 · 2 reports (7 complaints)Jan 2, 2024Jan 4, 2024Jan 7, 2024Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 2024 (2nd)Jan 18, 2024 (3rd)Jan 22, 2024Heat or hot water · Feb 2024 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Feb 5, 2024Feb 14, 2024Feb 14, 2024 (2nd)Heat or hot water · Dec 2024 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Dec 5, 2024Dec 22, 2024Dec 23, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (4 complaints)Jan 5, 2025Jan 7, 2025Jan 9, 2025Jan 10, 2025Heat or hot water · Feb 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 20, 2025Heat or hot water · Mar 2025 · 1 report (4 complaints)Mar 2, 2025Mar 3, 2025Mar 4, 2025Mar 7, 2025Heat or hot water · Oct 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 17, 2025Heat or hot water · Nov 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 11, 2025Heat or hot water · Dec 2025 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Dec 15, 2025Dec 31, 2025Jan 1, 2026
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 2 reports (8 complaints)Jan 19, 2026Jan 21, 2026Jan 25, 2026Jan 26, 2026Jan 30, 2026Jan 31, 2026Feb 1, 2026Feb 1, 2026 (2nd)Heat or hot water · Oct 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 17, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 2B 1Apt 3C 1Apt 3D 1Apt 4C 4Apt 4F 44Apt 4H 4Apt 5D 5Apt 5F 16Apt 6G 1Apt 6H 1Apt ES 1

11 of this building’s 45 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2025) · 26 complaints, 2024–2026 · 13 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 45 more
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6H complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6G complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt ES complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5D complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5D complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2022 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F class C · HPD violation
2022 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4H class C · HPD violation
2019 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · HPD violation
2008 Feb
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Best 5B-80), registration expired since Sep 2023

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2008

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

13 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 4F complaint
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt 4F complaint
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 5F complaint
2024 Mar
PlumbingApt 4F complaint
2024 Mar
PlumbingApt 4H complaint
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 4H complaint
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2024 Jan
PlumbingApt 4F complaint
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt 4F complaint
2021 Mar
Leaks class A · HPD violation
2008 Feb
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (excavation)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
MoldApt 5D complaint
2024 Mar
MoldApt 4F class B · HPD violation
2024 Mar
PestsApt 4F complaint
Show 4 more
2024 Mar
MoldApt 4F complaint
2024 Mar
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4H complaint
2021 Mar
MoldApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2019 Dec
PestsApt 4F class C · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Fire safety class A · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Fire safety class A · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Fire safety class A · HPD violation
Show 7 more
2025 Jul
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4F class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2021 Jul
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2020 Jul
Fire safety class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4F class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 17 more
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5F class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2021 Mar
Doors and windows class C · HPD violation
2020 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2020 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5F class A · HPD violation
2020 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5F class B · HPD violation
2020 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5F class B · HPD violation
2019 Jan
General construction permit
2015 Oct
General construction permit
2001 May
General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Jul
ElevatorsApt 4F complaint
2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2025

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 68 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

39 open: 39 about building conditions — fire safety (8), heat or hot water (8), doors and windows (5), pests (4); 14 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 48 older records from 2008–2015 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 232 violations on record in all, 2008–2026 — the 127 most recent are listed here

2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4F class A · closed
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Nov
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
Show 42 more
2025 Oct
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Jul
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Jul
Fire safety class A
2025 Jul
Fire safety class A
2025 Jul
Fire safety class A
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 Jul
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Jul
Other conditions class B · closed
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Jul
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5F class A · closed
2025 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4F class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C
2024 Jul
Fire safety class B
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Mar
MoldApt 4F class B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C
2022 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F class C
2022 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4H class C
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2021 Jul
Fire safety class B
2021 Mar
Leaks class A
2021 Mar
MoldApt 5D class A
2021 Mar
Doors and windows class C
2020 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 4C class B
2020 Jul
Fire safety class B
2020 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5F class A
2020 Jan
Other conditionsApt 5F class B
2020 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5F class B
2020 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5F class B
2019 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C
2019 Dec
PestsApt 4F class C
and 37 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

1 open: 1 about building conditions

2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

26 heat or hot water, 7 doors or windows, 3 plumbing, 1 elevators, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks, 1 paint or plaster

2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2026 Jul
ElevatorsApt 4F
2026 Jul
General repairs, leaksApt 4F
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 5F
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 4F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
Show 50 more
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Doors or windows
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6H
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6G
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, plumbingApt 4F
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 5F
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 4F
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4C
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4C
2024 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2024 Jun
Paint or plaster, moldApt 5D
2024 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 4F
2024 Mar
PestsApt 4F
2024 Mar
MoldApt 4F
2024 Mar
PlumbingApt 4F
2024 Mar
Plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 4H
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 4H
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4C
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt ES
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5D
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5D
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 4F
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2024 Jan
Floors or stairsApt 4F
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 4F
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 4F
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2023 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

7 permits since 1990

2019 Jan
General construction permit
2015 Oct
General construction permit
2008 Feb
Plumbing permit, Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
2001 May
General construction permit
and 3 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Jul
General repairsApt 4F complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 5F complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Nov
Doors or windows complaint
2025 Jul
Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
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2025 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 5F complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 5D complaint
2024 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 4F complaint
2024 Jan
Floors or stairsApt 4F complaint
2023 Dec
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 4F complaint
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4F complaint
2023 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2020 Jan
Other conditionsApt 5F class B · HPD violation

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.