540 Rockaway Parkway

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04717-0057BIN 3103605

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 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 23 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 24 apartments.

2018 — 23 units registered2023 — 23

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4A 1ST APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST VACATE ORDER #259590

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4D 2ND APT FROM NORTH AT EAST VACATE ORDER #259590

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4C 1ST APT FROM NORTH AT EAST VACATE ORDER #259590

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 2D 2ND APT FROM NORTH AT EAST VACATE ORDER #259590

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak4

Heat/Hot Water3

Appliance1

Door/Window1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-01-30 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-01-05 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-01-22 · closed

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

401

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential330

Street/Sidewalk49

Unspecified10

Vehicle9

Commercial3

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

456

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony163

Misdemeanor199

Violation94

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-06-18

DOB SYUMMOS ISSUED FOR STRUCTURE RENDERED NON COMPLIANT DUE TO EXTENSIVE FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT STRUCTURE

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-11-09Apt 4Cresidential

2017-06-22Apt 3Dresidential

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 2011-01-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2006-11-28

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

540 ROCKAWAY PKWY LLC

Head officer

BRIAN SHALIT

Managing agent

540 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY LLC

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

Last recorded sale1999-12-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-08-06 · $1,362,494.39

Mortgage2021-08-06$1,362,494.39

borrower 540 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2015-05-06$632,057.51

borrower 540 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY LLC · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2009-09-08$604,749.35

borrower 540 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2000-04-05$558,750

borrower 540 ROCKAWAY PAEKWAYLLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Sale1999-12-01no recorded price

CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD/DEF, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXTATION AND FINANCE, SANTANGELO, GERALDINE/REF, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE/DEF, 540 ROCKAWAY PARK REALTY INC/DEF, KRINSKY, DAVID/DEF → 540 ROCKAWAY PARKWAYLLC

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