# 540 Empire Boulevard, Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn, NY 11225 BBL 3013240020 · Block 1324 · Lot 20 · BIN 3035163 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/540-empire-boulevard-3013240020 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 540 Empire Boulevard (Brooklyn, NY 11225; tax lot BBL 3013240020) is a vacant lot (building class V1: vacant land zoned commercial), on a 1,858 sq ft lot zoned R7A. City tax records list the owner as EMPIRE PLACE LLC; the most recent deed with a stated price is dated September 22, 2015 at $700,000 (per ACRIS). The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $204,000. As of November 9, 2026, 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. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “540 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225 (BBL 3013240020)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/540-empire-boulevard-3013240020. 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 ## 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. - 538 Empire Boulevard (19 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/538-empire-boulevard-3013240019 - 536 Empire Boulevard (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/536-empire-boulevard-3013240018 - 534 Empire Boulevard (60 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/534-empire-boulevard-3013240017 - 550 Empire Boulevard (101 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/550-empire-boulevard-3013250065 - 556 Empire Boulevard (127 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/556-empire-boulevard-3013250066 - 558 Empire Boulevard (152 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/558-empire-boulevard-3013250067 - 6 Lamont Court (21 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/6-lamont-court-3013240021 - 16 Lamont Court (80 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/16-lamont-court-3013240016 ## 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 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: EMPIRE PLACE LLC - Building class: V1 – Vacant land zoned commercial - Year built: — - Floors: — - Units: 0 residential / 0 total - Lot area: 1,858 sq ft · Building area: 0 sq ft - Zoning: R7A, C2-4 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $204,000, assessed value $91,800, tax class 4 - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2016-10-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2016-10-27 from WILHELM, ZUSHE to EMPIRE PLACE LLC, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2015-09-22 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2015-09-22 from KIRKLAND, LORNA; HARRIS, GARTH to WILHELM, ZUSHE, stated price $700,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2011-05-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2011-05-23 from KIRKLAND, WINSTON to HARRIS, GARTH; KIRKLAND, LORNA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1999-10-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-10-26 from KIRKLAND, WINSTON to KIRKALND, WINSTON, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1973-01-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1973-01-05 from WASHINGTON MATTHEW A to KIRKLAND WINSTON, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1972-07-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1972-07-24 from MARANO ANGELINA; MARONE ANGELINA to WASHINGTON MATTHEW 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2018-02-22 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321546234: Construction equipment (scaffold, fence, shed) / Construction equipment. Issued 2018-02-22, expires 2019-02-22. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2018-02-22 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321546234: Demolition. Issued 2018-02-22, expires 2018-07-15. | ipu4-2q9a | ## 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 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## 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 EMPIRE PLACE LLC. | 64uk-42ks | | 2016-10-27 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2016-10-27). | 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/3013240020