140 4th Avenue

140 4th Avenue in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has 22 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 1 of 10 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (22 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 291 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-10-07. Newest violation issued 2026-07-20.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 108 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4R), issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18965720
• Class C: Mice, kitchen, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4R), issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18273697
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 4th floor. REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET ... IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4R). HPD violation 19298650
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL, IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4R), issued 2026-07-20. HPD violation 19076464
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4R), issued 2026-07-20. HPD violation 19076468
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE WINDOW SILL OF THE 1ST FROM NORTH AT EAST, AND WEST WALL, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4R), issued 2026-07-20. HPD violation 19076469
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4R), issued 2026-07-20. HPD violation 19076466
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4R), issued 2026-07-20. HPD violation 19076465

311 housing complaints

14 in the last 12 months, 23 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (7), Heat/Hot Water (3), Plumbing (2), Unsanitary Condition (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

1 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 1 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ZEV BAUM 1 LLC. Head officer: MENDY BRUNNER. Managing agent: Tom Rosenberg. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3004070034, HPD building ID 128896. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Union St (R), 4 min walk
• Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (D, N, R), 5 min walk
• Bergen St (2, 3), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.