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840 Washington Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3011760098BIN 3029544
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors4
Units15
Building Area11,871 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC7
Market Value$2.1M

840 WASHINGTON AVE is a property located at 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 4 floors and 15 units. The building area is 11,871 square feet on a 3,724 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $2.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 45 building permits on record (28 active). There are 175 violations on record (4 currently open). 26 docketed judgments carrying $8,850 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

517records on file

Completed in 1920, 840 Washington Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 15 units and 11,871 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.1M, and assessed for tax at $938K. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 517 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 175 of its 517 records, fully 34%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (114) and inspection (65) trail well behind. 4 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 134.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 127 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 34% violation, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.1M of Kings, written across 517 government filings.

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Property Details

Address840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores
C7
Year Built1920
Floors4
Total Units15
Building Area11,871 sqft
Lot Size3,724 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3011760098
3029544
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.1M
$938K
$67K

Building Permits

45 on record · 28 active
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 23, 2024Job #321326301-02
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Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 23, 2024Job #321326301-03

GEN. CONSTR.

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Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 23, 2024Est. cost $1.1MJob #321326301-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 10, 2024Est. cost $5KJob #B00397668-I1
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Apr 6, 2023Est. cost $15KJob #340775487-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Violations

175 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$8,850
Judgments · 26 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Balance $5,000Ticket #014139375Z
RECORDKEEPING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048509766P
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048509765N
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $2,000Ticket #014098348P
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2024Ticket #048197956X
IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FOOD RELATED BUSINESS 1ST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 17, 2024#17561600

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 17, 2024#17561601

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Aug 11, 2023#16157470

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 4 floors and 15 units. The building area is 11,871 sqft.

Are there building permits at 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 45 building permits on record, with 28 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 1 (SIGNED OFF) filed Feb 23, 2024.

Does 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 175 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 24 DOB, 10 ECB, 141 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 26 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $8,850. 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 840 WASHINGTON AVE?

840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $2.1M and a total assessed value of $938K (land: $67K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 840 WASHINGTON AVE?

840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is zoned R7A. 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 840 WASHINGTON AVE?

840 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is company-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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