840 East 17th Street
A 6-story building with 29 apartments, built in 1940, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.
Addresses on the lot: 836 to 846 East 17th Street.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
840 East 17th Street has 26 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 38 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 840 REALTY LLC. 29 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 840 East 17th Street have open violations?
Yes: 26 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 7 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 17 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 28 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 38 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 840 East 17th Street?
840 East 17th Street is registered with HPD to 840 REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 4 older cases, the latest from 2018.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11230 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 840 East 17th Street rent stabilized?
29 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 29 of the building’s 29 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 850 East 17th Street35 apartments, built 1940
- 1710 Avenue H37 apartments, built 1937
- 860 East 18th Street33 apartments, built 1963
- 826 East 16th Street20 apartments, built 1931
- 920 East 17th Street132 apartments, built 1948
- 800 East 17th Street27 apartments, built 1936
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-06700-0009.