# 540 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 BBL 3010840037 · Block 1084 · Lot 37 · BIN 3338835, 3025596 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/540-5th-street-3010840037 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-05 ## Summary 540 5th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11215; tax lot BBL 3010840037) is a two-family home (building class B9: two-family home, miscellaneous), built around 1910, on a 2,883 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as THE NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated October 15, 2014 lists a price of $4,500,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $4,472,000. As of November 5, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two DOB jobs with a permit issued but no sign-off and one OATH ticket with an unpaid balance. 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, “540 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (BBL 3010840037)”, data as of 2026-11-05, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/540-5th-street-3010840037. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 2 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 1 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: THE NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL - Building class: B9 – Two-family home, miscellaneous - Year built: 1910 - Floors: 3 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 2,883 sq ft · Building area: 3,360 sq ft - Zoning: R6B, R7B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-05 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $4,472,000, assessed value $268,320, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2014-10-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2014-10-15 from LOPES, ROBERT J; LOPES, KATHLEEN to THE NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL, stated price $4,500,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1998-06-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-06-16 from LOPES, ROBERT J to LOPES, KATHLEEN; LOPES, ROBERT J, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1980-08-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1980-08-21 from DEFIORE DONALD A; GLOVER CLARENCE H to LOPES ROBERT J, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1978-03-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1978-03-28 from SAJECKI FLORENCE; SAJECKI BENJAMIN to GLOVER CLARENCE H; DEFIORE DONALD A, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2024-05-15 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B00518548-S1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd | | 2021-05-10 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B00518548-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd | | 2024-06-28 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00518548-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER DRAWINGS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED TO COMPLY WITH…. Issued 2024-06-28, expires 2025-06-28. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2024-05-15 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00518548-S1: Supported Scaffold — INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SCAFFOLD TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 O…. Issued 2024-05-15, expires 2025-05-15. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2023-07-17 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00518548-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER DRAWINGS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED TO COMPLY WITH…. Issued 2023-07-17, expires 2024-07-17. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2023-05-01 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00518548-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER DRAWINGS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED TO COMPLY WITH…. Issued 2023-05-01, expires 2023-06-27. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2022-05-04 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00518548-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER DRAWINGS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED TO COMPLY WITH…. Issued 2022-05-04, expires 2023-05-04. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2021-05-11 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00518548-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER DRAWINGS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED TO COMPLY WITH…. Issued 2021-05-11, expires 2022-05-11. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2020-03-19 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00301426-I1: Mechanical Systems — EXTEND EXISTING BOILER CHIMNEY ON THE ROOF TO COMPLY WITH NYC BUILDING CODES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.. Issued 2020-03-19, expires 2021-01-31. | 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. No records found. ## 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2004-12-01 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULT) | OATH ticket from a city agency: charge not given. Unpaid balance $25. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-07-03 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Street Condition – Cave-in. | 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 THE NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL. | 64uk-42ks | | 2014-10-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2014-10-15). | 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/3010840037