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550 40 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3017987BBL 3009170025Block 917 · Lot 25Built 19224 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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550 40 Street at a glance

550 40 Street, Brooklyn has 32 open city records on file, 14 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 Feb 16, 2003 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 22, 2026.

Open Class C
14
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
14
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
4
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.68
19 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
9
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 22, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 550 40 Street

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 584 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 14
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 14
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 550 40 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 584 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 550 40 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 12 summonses below, out of $14,850.00 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 550 40 Street
049767641JMay 5, 2026RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITSAug 3, 2026Pending
049623268HMay 5, 2026FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 9 OR MORE DWELLING UNITS 1STAug 3, 2026Pending
048993608RApr 1, 2025UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEJun 30, 2025Pending
047511346PJul 21, 2022DIRTY SIDEWALKOct 20, 2022Pending
047087076YFeb 8, 2021SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKSMay 10, 2021Pending
034822611NJan 5, 2010RESIDENCE ALTER FOR OCCUP AS DWELLING FOR MORE THAN LEGALLY APPROVEDMar 1, 2010Defaulted (did not respond)
902552Jan 5, 2010WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR FULL HEIGHT PARTITION ERECTEDCREATING CLASS'A' APT,3PC BATHROOM (SHOWER,SINK,TOILET) KITCHEN (HOT PLATE,MICROWAVE,REFRIGERATOR) & BEDROOM. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT OR OBTAIApr 23, 2010Settled by stipulation
922688Jan 5, 2010RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES. NOTED: C OF O #50569 INDICATE BUILDING LEGALLY APPROVED FOR 19 FAMILIES. BUILDING NOW OCCUPIED BY 20 FAMILIES,BYMar 1, 2010Defaulted (did not respond)
034822612PJan 5, 2010WORK WITHOUT A PERMITApr 23, 2010Settled by stipulation
040443171XDec 24, 2008FAILURE TO POST NOTICES INFORM ABOUT RECYCLINGJan 27, 2009Written off
0152910378May 10, 2006FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONJun 14, 2006Pending
158700May 12, 1998FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. DEFECTS NOTED: (1) FRONT WALL HAS HORIZONTAL VETICAL AND STEP CRACKS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF FRONT BRICK WALL RANGING FROM 1/4 TO 3/4 INCH WIDE. (2) BRICKS ARE BULGINJun 29, 1998Found in violation

Ownership history for 550 40 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3009170025), 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 550 40 Street
Feb 16, 2003Jul 31, 2003Zeta Realty, LLC310 85th St. Realty CorporationDeed (other)View ↗
Oct 4, 1977Oct 4, 1977310 85th St Realty CORPJuliano Albert EDeedView ↗
Aug 3, 1977Aug 3, 1977Juliano Albert EDiesenhouse Sheldon (Referee), Tsafatinos Theodore (Etal Defendant)DeedView ↗
Jun 1, 1977Jun 1, 1977Tsangaris AnnaTsafatinos TheodoreDeedView ↗
Nov 22, 1974Nov 22, 1974Tsafatinos TheodoreCity Of NyDeedView ↗
Dec 27, 1973Dec 27, 1973City Of NyZwickel, Yetta, Finance Admin Of City Of NyDeedView ↗

Financing record for 550 40 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 550 40 Street
Apr 13, 2018Satisfaction of mortgageNew York Community BankView ↗
Jan 9, 2013Mortgage$489,131New York Community BankView ↗
Jan 8, 2013Mortgage assignmentNew York Community BankView ↗
Dec 7, 2012Mortgage assignmentSovereign Bank, N.A.View ↗
Sep 4, 2003Satisfaction of mortgageThe City Of New YorkView ↗
Jun 13, 2003Mortgage assignmentFannie MaeView ↗
Jun 13, 2003Assignment of leases and rentsIndependence Community BankView ↗
Jun 13, 2003Mortgage$600,000Independence Community BankView ↗
Jun 13, 2003Assignment of leases and rentsZeta Realty, LLCView ↗
Dec 30, 1976Mortgage assignmentJuliano Albert EView ↗
Apr 25, 1975Mortgage assignmentGlassman Laura, Glassman MurrayView ↗
Nov 29, 1974MortgageJuliano Albert E, Xanthos Steve PView ↗
Nov 22, 1974MortgageCity Of NyView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCity Of N.Y.View ↗
Mortgage$34,700City Of New YorkView ↗

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