743 Empire Boulevard

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01422-0042BIN 3038355

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0116 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 39 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 39 apartments.

2018 — 38 units registered2023 — 39

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

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building85 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

260

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 2026-01-26

§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-01-26

§ 27-2056.4(H) AND 27-2056.17 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C12AIssued 2024-03-11

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C12A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C12AIssued 2024-02-23

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT C12A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water18

Paint/Plaster7

Unsanitary Condition6

Flooring/Stairs5

Appliance4

Water Leak3

Plumbing2

Electric1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

561

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential328

Street/Sidewalk110

Unspecified67

Commercial33

Vehicle22

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

240

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony82

Misdemeanor113

Violation45

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

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 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

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-01-14Apt C9residential

2022-05-06Apt C10residential

2018-06-07Apt #A5residential

2018-01-10Apt A1residential

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 2021-01-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-06-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-12-22

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2013-05-29

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MARINE EQUITIES ROCKAWAY, LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL NIAMONITAKIS

Managing agent

MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC

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

1 PARADE PLACEBROOKLYN 101 MARINE AVENUEBROOKLYN 1110 BERGEN STREETBROOKLYN 112 AVENUE SBROOKLYN 114 ALBEMARLE ROADBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-04-15 · $2,367,000

Most recent mortgage2020-09-29 · $500,000

Mortgage2020-09-29$500,000

borrower MARINE EQUITIES BROOKDALE LLC, MARINE EQUITIES ROCKAWAY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2010-12-20$72,957.81

borrower MARINE EQUITIES ROCKAWAY, LLC, MARINE EQUITIES BROOKDALE LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Sale2005-04-15$2,367,000

743 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC → 743 EMPIRE HOLDING LLC, 743 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC

Sale2005-04-15$3,287,500

743 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC, 743 EMPIRE HOLDING LLC → MARINE EQUITIES ROCKAWAY LLC, MARINE EQUITIES BROOKDALE LLC

Mortgage2005-04-15$1,075,000

borrower MARINE EQUITIES BROOKDALE LLC, MARINE EQUITIES ROCKAWAY, LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

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