# 440 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

BBL 3040200021 · Block 4020 · Lot 21 · BIN 3089286, 3380514  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/440-shepherd-avenue-3040200021  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-06

## Summary

440 Shepherd Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11208; tax lot BBL 3040200021) is an one-family home (building class A9: one-family home, miscellaneous), built around 1920, on a 2,500 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as MODESTE, ELICIA. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $696,000. As of November 6, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active ECB violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “440 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208 (BBL 3040200021)”, data as of 2026-11-06, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/440-shepherd-avenue-3040200021. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Neighborhood

East New York-City Line: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/east-new-york-city-line

- Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/east-new-york-city-line/open-hpd-violations
- Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/east-new-york-city-line/active-dob-violations
- Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/east-new-york-city-line/active-ecb-violations
- Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/east-new-york-city-line/open-dob-jobs
- Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/east-new-york-city-line/unpaid-oath-tickets

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 1 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: MODESTE, ELICIA
- Building class: A9 – One-family home, miscellaneous
- Year built: 1920
- Floors: 2
- Units: 1 residential / 1 total
- Lot area: 2,500 sq ft · Building area: 1,026 sq ft
- Zoning: R5
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-07

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $696,000, assessed value $41,760, tax class 1
- Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws)

## Sales & deeds (ACRIS)

Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-07-31 from PORT REALTY GROUP LLC to MODESTE, ELICIA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1999-12-29 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-12-29 from CC CLOVER ASSETS LP to BARUCH JOCHIMEK, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1999-12-29 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-12-29 from JOCHIMEK, BARUCH to PORT REALTY GROUP LLC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1997-02-18 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1997-02-18 from NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU /DEF; BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY /DEF; SANTANA, EVARISTO /DEF; MEERS, ALLAN S ESQ /REF; NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD /DEF to CC CLOVER ASSETS LP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1989-10-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1989-10-05 from SERRANO, VIRGINIA; SERRANO, ANGEL to SANTANA, EVARISTO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1985-10-08 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1985-10-08 from AVILES, ELBA to SERRANO, VIRGINIA; SERRANO, ANGEL, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1979-03-08 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1979-03-08 from SECY OF HOUSING & URBAN DVLPT to AVILES ELBA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1977-10-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1977-10-21 from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINIST OF THE CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMININSTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADIMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FNEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OFT HE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THECITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THEC ITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF N Y; FINANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINIST OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEWYORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRTOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FIN CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YOR; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; FINANCE ADMINSTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMI OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY OF NY to THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; THE CITY OF NEW YOR; CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; TH ECITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW  YORK; THE CITY OF NEWYORK, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2656 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1973-01-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1973-01-05 from FEDL NATL MTGE ASSN to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1972-05-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1972-05-11 from LEGETTE THEOTIS ETAL DEFT; OUSLANDER MORRIS REF to FEDL NATL MTGE ASSN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1966-11-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-11-10 from AVERBACH IRVING; BLITTNER ALVIN to LEGETTE THEOTIS, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1966-11-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-11-10 from LORE THERESA; LORE TESSIE to AVERBACH IRVING; BLITTNER ALVIN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |

## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits

A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items).

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01047370-I1: Solar — INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK. Issued 2026-09-23, expires 2026-11-22. | rbx6-tga4 |

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-03 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status WRITTEN OFF) | ECB (DOB) violation, non-hazardous: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED:INSTALLATION OF PARTITION WALLS CREATING ROOMS-BATHTUB,PLUMBING PIPE,CREATING THREE PC BATHROOM IN THE CELLAR.SUGGESTED REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RESTORE THE CELLER TO LEGAL CON. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: penalty written off (the city stopped trying to collect the fine; this does not mean the condition was corrected). | 6bgk-3dad |

## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending

status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## Owners & contacts

Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as MODESTE, ELICIA. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2002-07-31 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2002-07-31). | 636b-3b5g |

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