Brooklyn · Block 5290 · Lot 53 · 11218

1140 38 Street

2 floors · 2 apartments · 2,080 sq ft · built 1899 · class B2 · owner of record: Ehrlich, Benjamin

3open violations
$2,500ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
309dto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Check
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 309 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $2,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 7, 2024Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED AT THE FRONT, SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAMED EXTENSION. EXTENSION IS APPROXIMATELY 20 X 15 FEET. NO PERMITS ON FILE IN DOB RECORDS. STOP ALL WORK EXCEPT TO MAKE SAFE, OBTAIN PERMIT
#39118531X
Oct 16, 2024
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jul 7, 2024CONSTRUCTION
DUE TO A FIRE AT EXPOSURE 1 2ND FLOOR THE FOLLOWING DAMAGES OCCURRED. THE ROOF IS OPEN AT FRONT BEDROOM. THE FRONT WALL IS FIRE CHARRED EXTERIOR WALL. SECTION OF INTERIOR WALL ALSO OPEN.
#24-01791
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 19, 2024Structurally Compromised Buildings FTF-SC-INITL
Report due for structurally compromised property
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 27, 2026, 5:55 PM ET. BBL 3052900053.

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