290 Empire Boulevard
Brooklyn · 11225 · BBL 3013150018 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, October 7, 2026
290 Empire Boulevard is a multi-family elevator building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11225. City records date it to 1928 and count 77 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 290 EMPIRE REALTY. Its total assessed value is $1.2M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 71 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1315 in Brooklyn, the block 290 Empire Boulevard is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 4 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 44 parcels and 338 residential units.
Anything filed on 290 Empire Boulevard itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 290 Empire Boulevard
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.2M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $15K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 290 Empire Boulevard
No executed eviction is on record at 290 Empire Boulevard in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 290 Empire Boulevard
DHCR registration records list 71 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 290 Empire Boulevard
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 101 violations against this building, of which 10 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 11225. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 7 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 290 Empire Boulevard
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges to hopper door at compactor close…Nov Sent Out | Oct 7, 2026 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges to door at compactor closet at pu…Nov Sent Out | Oct 7, 2026 | C |
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction material at public hall, 1st storyNov Certified On Time | Sep 15, 2026 | B |
| Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of…Nov Certified On Time | Feb 20, 2026 | A |
| Post a proper notice regarding rent stabilization law, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a conspicuou…Nov Certified On Time | Feb 12, 2026 | A |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartmentCiv14 Mailed | Feb 12, 2026 | C |
| Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartmentCiv14 Mailed | Feb 12, 2026 | C |
| Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods off gravity hook t…Violation Dismissed | Oct 23, 2025 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 2 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 290 Empire Boulevard
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 290 Empire Boulevard compares in 11225
PulseCities tracks 3,943 lots in 11225, of which 179 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 302 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11225 scores 43.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 37 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Crown Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1315 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 258 Empire BoulevardCrown Heights, 11225
- 270 Empire BoulevardCrown Heights, 11225
- 320 Empire BoulevardCrown Heights, 11225
- 322 Empire BoulevardCrown Heights, 11225
- 328 Empire BoulevardCrown Heights, 11225
- 1032 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 291 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 273 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
Questions about 290 Empire Boulevard
Who owns 290 Empire Boulevard?
The city's property file lists 290 EMPIRE REALTY as the owner of record for 290 Empire Boulevard. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 290 Empire Boulevard changed hands recently?
No deed for 290 Empire Boulevard appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 290 Empire Boulevard?
No executed eviction at 290 Empire Boulevard appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 290 Empire Boulevard rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 71 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 290 Empire Boulevard assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.2M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 290 Empire Boulevard?
11225 (Crown Heights) scores 43.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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