240 Crown Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01296-0014BIN 3034161

Concern level3 of 4

High

0137 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0213 of those issued in the last 3 years
0310 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0420 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years
062 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 136 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 135 apartments.

2018 — 135 units registered2023 — 136

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

135

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

105

Open now

1327

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-09

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES TO DOOR AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-09

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH TO DOOR AT SOUTH YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-08

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BULKHEAD DOOR AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-10-21

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT DOOR LEADING TO SOUTH COURT AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

609

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water357

Unsanitary Condition79

Water Leak60

Paint/Plaster38

Plumbing31

Door/Window12

General11

Flooring/Stairs8

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1012

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential739

Street/Sidewalk167

Unspecified66

Vehicle19

Commercial16

Helicopter4

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

325

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony88

Misdemeanor174

Violation63

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Re-infestation reported

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

123

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-04-22

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED @ EXP#1 MULTIPLE STEP CRACKS BY PATCHED WORK OBSERVED STEP CRACKS IN BRICK WORK. AT EXP#2 MULTIPLE STEP CRACKS OBSERVED IN BRICK WORK @ EXP#3 OBSERVED MULTIPLE STEP CRACKS. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-10-23

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN COURTYARD AREA OBSERVED MULTIPLE DAMAGED LINTES AND SPALLING MOTAR JOINTS AND CRACKS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF COURT YARD AREA WHERE NO SHED IN PLACE. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-08-18Apt 6Mresidential

2025-06-03Apt 5Yresidential

2023-01-04Apt 3Fresidential

2019-01-18Apt 6Rresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-05

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-29

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-02-09

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

240 CROWN LLC

Head officer

SOLOMON LANDAU

Managing agent

ICON MGMT GROUP LLC

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

27 ELDERT STREETBROOKLYN 377 MONTGOMERY STREETBROOKLYN 70 ROCKAWAY PARKWAYBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12026-01-02$5,000 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-07-14$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 22024-12-30$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22023-03-16$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2008-06-12 · $12,240,000

Most recent mortgage2021-07-30 · $2,546,573.21

Mortgage2021-07-30$2,546,573.21

borrower 240 CROWN LLC, 377 MONTGOMERY LLC · lender BANK LEUMI USA

Mortgage2017-09-07$3,500,000

borrower 377 MONTGOMERY LLC, 240 CROWN LLC · lender APPLE CAPITAL LLC

Mortgage2016-08-01$7,326,842.32

borrower 240 CROWN, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-05-02$1,049,991.45

borrower 240 CROWN LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2008-06-17$5,404,115.32

borrower 240 CROWN LLC · lender BANK OF SMITHTOWN

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale