897 Empire Boulevard
A 6-story building with 59 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11213.
Addresses on the lot: 897 to 903 Empire Boulevard.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
897 Empire Boulevard has 256 open HPD violations, 23 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 897 Empire Blvd HDFC.
Does 897 Empire Boulevard have open violations?
Yes: 256 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 | 23 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 189 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 44 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 4 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 897 Empire Boulevard?
897 Empire Boulevard is registered with HPD to 897 Empire Blvd HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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 6 older cases, the latest from 2019.
A court found that the landlord harassed tenants in 1 case.
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 897 Empire Boulevard rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 988 Montgomery Street53 apartments, built 1927
- 889 Empire Boulevard59 apartments, built 1934
- 853 Empire Boulevard101 apartments, built 1931
- 1004 Montgomery Street68 apartments, built 1928
- 947 Montgomery Street94 apartments, built 1928
- 776 Crown Street46 apartments, built 1926
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 3-01424-0049.