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698 Empire Boulevard

An 8-story building with 27 apartments, built in 2020, in Brooklyn, NY 11213.

HPD records as of November 5, 2026

7open HPD violations3 immediately hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
18rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

698 Empire Boulevard has 7 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to EMPIRE CASTLE LLC. 18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 698 Empire Boulevard have open violations?

Yes: 7 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most3
B, hazardous30 days3
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days1

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 698 Empire Boulevard?

698 Empire Boulevard is registered with HPD to EMPIRE CASTLE LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11213 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 698 Empire Boulevard rent stabilized?

18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2022. That’s 18 of the building’s 27 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-01426-0023.