889 Empire Boulevard

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01424-0057BIN 3038413

Concern level3 of 4

High

0116 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)

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 57 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 59 apartments.

2018 — 58 units registered2023 — 57

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1934

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

173

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 HAZARDOUSApt A9Issued 2026-01-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A9, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A9Issued 2026-01-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A9, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt F4Issued 2025-05-12

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING HOT WATER AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT F4, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A3Issued 2023-08-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water23

Paint/Plaster13

Electric8

Unsanitary Condition8

Flooring/Stairs6

Safety6

General6

Appliance5

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

1464

Noise reports · last 12 mo

122

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1098

Street/Sidewalk207

Commercial103

Unspecified46

Vehicle10

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

376

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony134

Misdemeanor182

Violation60

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2021-09-27

DEMOLISH UNSTABLE PORTIONS OF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED RETAINING WALL & REMOVE DEBRIS FROM REARYARD.TEMPORARILY SHORE &BRACE REMAINING PORTION @ EXP 2 &4 ENDS OF RETAINING WALL AT DIRECTION OF PE.TEMPORARILY SHORE & BRACE & STABLIZED SOIL AS REQUIRED PER PE.COORDINATE W/IED'S ISSUED FOR REAR GARAGE DEMOLITION,RETAINING WALL DEMO;ITION/SHORING/BRACING

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2014-03-24

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2007-05-07

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

877 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL REDBORD

Managing agent

BPC MANAGEMENT CORP.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage2020-04-01 · $1,685,968.43

Mortgage2020-04-01$1,685,968.43

borrower 877 EMPIRE ASSOICATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-12-19$2,323,668.44

borrower 877 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, FSB

Mortgage2008-12-11$450,000

borrower 877 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2008-12-11$150,000

borrower 877 EMPIRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage1986-12-15$169,170

borrower SIEGEL, BENJAMIN · lender NYC HPD

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale