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440 Central Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11221Individually ownedBBL 3033590029BIN 3076768
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors3
Units12
Building Area12,380 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC1
Market Value$1.5M

440 CENTRAL AVE is a property located at 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 3 floors and 12 units. The building area is 12,380 square feet on a 22,500 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $1.5M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 56 building permits on record (25 active). There are 35 violations on record (2 currently open). 6 docketed judgments carrying $2,025 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

245records on file

Completed in 1931, 440 Central Ave rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 12 units and 12,380 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.5M, and assessed for tax at $682K. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 245 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 63 of its 245 records, fully 26%, fall under that one heading. Permit (56) and violation (35) trail well behind. 2 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 37.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 46 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 26% complaint, 58 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.5M of Kings, written across 245 government filings.

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Property Details

Address440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1931
Floors3
Total Units12
Building Area12,380 sqft
Lot Size22,500 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3033590029
3076768
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.5M
$682K
$81K

Building Permits

56 on record · 25 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 14, 2026Est. cost $216KJob #B00961794-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2026Est. cost $737KJob #B00961804-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Feb 26, 2026Est. cost $312KJob #B00961804-P3
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 26, 2026Est. cost $312KJob #B00961804-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 5, 2026Est. cost $700KJob #B00961804-S6
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Violations

35 on record · 2 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,025
Judgments · 6 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #048684478Z
ABANDONING VEHICLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $625Ticket #035683232M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2019Balance $200Ticket #042076650Y
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2019Balance $200Ticket #042076651X
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2012Ticket #041963719H
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

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DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 9, 2026#2820027

BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER PERMIT #B00961794-I1 ON 4/7/26, DUE TO CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT WITHDRAWAL.

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2693208

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 3 floors and 12 units. The building area is 12,380 sqft.

Are there building permits at 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 56 building permits on record, with 25 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed May 14, 2026.

Does 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 35 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 5 DOB, 2 ECB, 28 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 6 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,025. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 440 CENTRAL AVE?

440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has an assessed market value of $1.5M and a total assessed value of $682K (land: $81K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 440 CENTRAL AVE?

440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 440 CENTRAL AVE?

440 CENTRAL AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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