Brooklyn · Block 4845 · Lot 134 · 11203

37 East 40 Street

2 floors · 1 apartments · 1,705 sq ft · built 1940 · class A5 · owner of record: Jackson Jonathan

6open violations
$26,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
291dto 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 291 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4) · $26,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 2, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ILLEGAL PLUMBING WORK COMPLETED IN THE BASEMENT REMOVING GAS LINE FOR STOVE IN THE KITCHEN, AND CAPPED/SEALED TOILET FLANGE/SHOWER HEAD. NOTED PREVIOUS GAS S
#39146885L
Jul 27, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
Apr 1, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT RECORDS. INDICATE CELLAR AS ORDINARY USE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION CELLAR ARRANGED AND OCCUPIED AS A CLASS A APT WITH 1 ROOM FOR SLEEPING AND 1 LIVING ROO
#39146316L
Jul 16, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Apr 1, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS ERECTED FOR 3 PC BATHROOM{SINK, SHOWER AND TOILET} ALSO UNPERMITTED GAS LINE INSTALLED FOR GAS STOVE., OBTAIN PERMIT
#39146315J
Aug 6, 2025
DEFAULT
$12,500
Feb 23, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY IN CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEGAL CLASS 'A' APARTMENT AT BASEMENT. ROOMS USED FOR LIVING. GAS RANGE PRESENT. ALSO P
#35485955Z
Sep 14, 2026
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (2) · C 0 · B 2 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 4, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT BASEMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 8, 2025
Mar 4, 2025BApt 1 · § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE AT BASEMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 8, 2025

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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 Nov 14, 2026, 9:43 PM ET. BBL 3048450134.

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