# 865 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 BBL 3009160146 · Block 916 · Lot 146 · BIN 3017963 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/865-40th-street-3009160146 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 865 40th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11232; tax lot BBL 3009160146) is a 6-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C2: walk-up apartments, five or six families), built around 1931, on a 2,090 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as RAGUSA, LEONARDO. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,223,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two DOB jobs with a permit issued but no sign-off and one active DOB violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “865 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (BBL 3009160146)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/865-40th-street-3009160146. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 2 | | Active DOB violations | 1 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: RAGUSA, LEONARDO - Building class: C2 – Walk-up apartments, five or six families - Year built: 1931 - Floors: 3 - Units: 6 residential / 6 total - Lot area: 2,090 sq ft · Building area: 4,446 sq ft - Zoning: R6 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-01 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,223,000, assessed value $550,350, tax class 2A - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2015-03-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2015-03-26 from RAGUSA, ASSUNTA to RAGUSA, LEONARDO; THE LEONARDO RAGUSA IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUS, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1978-08-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1978-08-17 from RICUPERO SALVATORE to RAGUSA ASSUNTA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1975-06-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-06-09 from DESANTIS GLORIA; DESANTIS VINCENT to RICUPERO SALVATORE; RAGUSA ASSUNTA, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2023-08-08 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B00900018-S1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd | | 2023-08-08 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B00900018-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd | | 2023-08-25 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00900018-S1: Plumbing — Replacing existing gas hot water heater with related gas piping with new in the cellar as per plans filed herewith.. Issued 2023-08-25, expires 2024-08-25. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2023-08-24 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00900018-I1: Boiler Equipment — Replacing existing gas fired boiler connected to existing chimney in the cellar as per plans filed herewith.. Issued 2023-08-24, expires 2024-06-01. | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2023-04-25 | open (V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED): VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION. Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | ## 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 RAGUSA, LEONARDO. | 64uk-42ks | | 2015-03-26 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2015-03-26). | 636b-3b5g | | 2015-03-26 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2015-03-26). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-07-14 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Leonardo Ragusa, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | --- 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/3009160146