# 897 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 20 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and gas and walls, floors and stairs and fire safety and electrical (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1931 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 58 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 20 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and gas and walls, floors and stairs and fire safety and electrical - 204 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Aug 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - **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) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 204 open: 204 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (59), fire safety (30), smoke or CO detectors (29), leaks (24); 20 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 52 older records from 1985–2016 never closed. 7 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 443 violations on record in all, 1985–2026 — the 263 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 7 open: 1 about building conditions, 5 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 5 paint or plaster, 3 leaks, 3 mold, 2 appliances, 2 electrical, 2 heat or hot water, 2 plumbing, 1 floors or stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Supreme D3-90-5), registration current since Jun 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2019 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jun 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 78 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 7 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 5 of 58 apartments named in a city record: - Apt A4: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn/unit/a4 - Apt A9: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn/unit/a9 - Apt B: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn/unit/b - Apt B10: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn/unit/b10 - Apt C4: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn/unit/c4 ## Registered with the city - Esra Management (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 897 Empire Blvd HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 897-903 EMPIRE BLVD HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=897-empire-boulevard-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt