# 491 Empire Boulevard, Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn, NY 11225 BBL 3013100050 · Block 1310 · Lot 50 · BIN 3034597 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/491-empire-boulevard-3013100050 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 491 Empire Boulevard (Brooklyn, NY 11225; tax lot BBL 3013100050) is a 1-unit mixed-use building with apartments and ground-floor commercial space (building class S1: mixed-use: one-family home with one store or office), built around 1935, on a 1,059 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as CHEVRA AHAVATH ACHIM ANSHEI SFARD; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated March 20, 2024 lists a price of $985,819. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,223,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. There was one 311 request in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “491 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225 (BBL 3013100050)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/491-empire-boulevard-3013100050. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225/unpaid-oath-tickets - Active vacate orders: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225/active-vacate-orders ## ZIP Brooklyn 11225: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11225 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 493 Empire Boulevard (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/493-empire-boulevard-3013100149 - 495 Empire Boulevard (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/495-empire-boulevard-3013100049 - 489 Empire Boulevard (42 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/489-empire-boulevard-3013100051 - 485 Empire Boulevard (58 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/485-empire-boulevard-3013100053 - 497 Empire Boulevard (61 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/497-empire-boulevard-3013100148 - 483 Empire Boulevard (79 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/483-empire-boulevard-3013100054 - 432 Brooklyn Avenue (64 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/432-brooklyn-avenue-3013100047 - 430 Brooklyn Avenue (81 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/430-brooklyn-avenue-3013100046 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | | Active vacate orders | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: CHEVRA AHAVATH ACHIM ANSHEI SFARD - Building class: S1 – Mixed-use: one-family home with one store or office - Year built: 1935 - Floors: 2 - Units: 1 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 1,059 sq ft · Building area: 1,660 sq ft - Zoning: R5, C1-3 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-12 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,223,000, assessed value $73,380, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2024-03-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2024-03-20 from KLEIN, ABRAHAM to CHEVRA AHAVATH ACHIM ANSHEI SFARD, stated price $985,818.77. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2023-11-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2023-11-15 from YELDER, ANGELA; WHEELER-RUSSELL, ASENETH; ESTATE OF ENA WHEELER to KLEIN, ABRAHAM, stated price $895,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1970-11-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1970-11-16 from STEELE HERMOINE to WHEELER HEADLEY E; WHEELER EVA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1970-01-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1970-01-23 from KRAMER ISRAEL to STEELE HERMOINE, 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). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. No records found. ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-02-18 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Posted Parking Sign Violation. | erm2-nwe9 | ## 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 CHEVRA AHAVATH ACHIM ANSHEI SFARD. | 64uk-42ks | | 2024-03-20 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2024-03-20). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3013100050