Open ViolationsA public record project
/

438 39 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3010535BBL 3007090020Block 709 · Lot 20Built 19314 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
Export CSV
OverviewHealth scoreTimelineFinesOwnership historyFinancingOwnerRelated

438 39 Street at a glance

438 39 Street, Brooklyn has 34 open city records on file, 1 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Aug 19, 2002 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Dec 30, 2025.

Open Class C
1
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
31
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
2
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
4.25
8 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Dec 30, 2025
Bedbugs record

Health score for 438 39 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 60 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 1
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 31
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 438 39 Street

60 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

Download this timeline (CSV) →

OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 438 39 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 7 summonses below, out of $600.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 438 39 Street
047179138ZJun 13, 2021FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 13, 2021Pending
040376657ZOct 21, 2017UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSENov 30, 2017Pending
041908361KOct 12, 2016UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSENov 15, 2016Pending
0185395953Jul 22, 2014RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSAug 19, 2014Pending
041556153JSep 22, 2013UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSEOct 23, 2013Pending
0132797583Jan 24, 2003LOOSE RUBBISHFeb 27, 2003Pending
0106222546Aug 28, 1998FAILURE TO POST NOTICES INFORM ABOUT RECYCLINGSep 29, 1998Written off

Ownership history for 438 39 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3007090020), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 438 39 Street
Aug 19, 2002Sep 17, 2002Charm Realty Of Ny LLCMakris, AlexanderosDeedView ↗
Apr 22, 1999Jul 27, 1999Makris, AlekandrosBicelli, Maria, Caquias, Maria, Bicelli, JoseDeedView ↗
Aug 21, 1987Oct 2, 1987Bicelli, Maria, Bicelli, Jose, Caquias, Maria, Caquias, CarlosSzeto, Shumkow, Chung, YukDeedView ↗
Mar 7, 1985Mar 18, 1985Szeto, Shumkow, Chung, YukKatz, StevenDeedView ↗
Mar 6, 1985Mar 18, 1985Katz, StevensFerber, LouiseDeedView ↗
Aug 9, 1982Aug 17, 1982Katz, StevenShapiro, PhillipDeedView ↗
Jul 21, 1982Aug 12, 1982Ferber, LouiseShapiro, PhillipDeedView ↗
Jul 21, 1982Jul 22, 1982Shapiro, PhillipChayt, EthelDeedView ↗

Financing record for 438 39 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 438 39 Street
Mar 18, 2014Satisfaction of mortgageAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Oct 16, 1970Mortgage assignmentLadimer LawrenceView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageGreenpoint MortgagecorpView ↗
Mortgage assignmentAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentGreenpoint MortgagecorpView ↗
Mortgage$147,000Greenpoint MortgagecorpView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCaquias, Maria, Bicelli, Maria, Biscelli, Jose, Caquias, CarlosView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageChayt, Ethel, Chayt, KarenView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageChayt, EthelView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCentral Federal Svgsfsb, Central Fs&L Asn/Nas/FkaView ↗
Mortgage assignmentCaquias, Maria, Caquias, Carlos, Bicelli, Jose, Bicelli, MariaView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBushansky, Stephen, Katz, StevenView ↗
Mortgage$59,000Chung, Yuk, Szeto, ShumkowView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageMetromedia INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageShapiro, PhillipView ↗
Mortgage$44,900Bushansky, Stephen, Katz, StevenView ↗
Mortgage$13,620Central Fedl SavingsView ↗
Mortgage assignmentMaurice Guild Psy/P.C.P, Riskin, MartinView ↗
Mortgage$4,200,000Metromedia INCView ↗
Mortgage$4,200,000Metromedia INCView ↗
Mortgage$33,500Shapiro, PhillipView ↗
Mortgage assignmentRiskin, MartinView ↗
Mortgage$26,000Chayt, Ethel, Chayt, KarenView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.