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40 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01795 • Lot 0024 • Zip: 11221

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 40 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01795
Lot: 0024
BBL: 3017950024
Unified address ID: 3017950024

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,875 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.02
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,914 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 34 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: 40 VAN BUREN 123 LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $837,000
Total assessment: $7,820
Land assessment: $2,186
Exempt total: $3,260
Assessment owner: MCNEILL, WILLIE

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated about 3 hours ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation Jun 16, 2026

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st A...

  2. HPD violation Jun 16, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st...

  3. HPD violation May 4, 2026

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STOR...

  4. HPD violation May 4, 2026

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd S...

  5. HPD violation Mar 9, 2026

    Class C

    867 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF...

  6. HPD violation Mar 9, 2026

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PH, 1st ...

2025

  1. ECB violation Sep 10, 2025 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING A...

  2. Sale Jul 9, 2025 $946,973

    Changed hands

    40 VAN BUREN STREET

  3. Sale Jul 9, 2025 $946,973

    Changed hands

    40 VAN BUREN STREET

2003

  1. DOB filing Dec 15, 2003 $100,000

    Alteration Type I

    GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN

  2. ECB violation Jul 25, 2003 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING- HAZARDOUS. NOTED: SECTION OF BRICK WALL APPROX: 3 FEET WIDE X 5 FEET LONG IS BULGING, P...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
40 Van Buren 123 LLC
543 Bedford Ave 106
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Agent
Abraham Grunbaum
543 Bedford 106
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
HeadOfficer
Abraham Grunbaum
543 Bedford Ave 106
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Officer
Abraham Grunbaum
543 Bedford 106
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
SiteManager
Abraham Grunbaum
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
HPD
Timothy Joseph
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR
147-18 HILLSIDE AVE
JAMAICA, NY, 11435
GRANTOR/SELLER
32 BROADWAY, 13TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
GRANTEE/BUYER
543 BEDFORD AVE SUITE 106
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ASSIGNEE
98 CUTTER MILL RD SUITE 249
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
8950 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD
COPPELL, TX, 77042
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
12345 N LAMAR BLVD STE 125
AUSTIN, TX, 78753
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
8950 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD
COPPELL, TX, 77042
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
4527 METROPOLITAN COURT SUITE C
FREDERICK, MD, 21704
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
8950 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD
DALLAS, TX, 75019
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1555 W. WALNUT HILL LANE
IRVING, TX, 75038

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner