354 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 HPD housing violations, 87 311 service requests, 73 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 528.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Lead (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$466,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GAMAL A HANAIF |
| Managing agent | GAMAL HANAIF |
| Last registered | 2026-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,724,000 | $775,800 |
| 2026 | $1,838,000 | $827,100 |
| 2027 | $2,081,000 | $936,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prospect Av — R · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 20 St / 8 Av — B67 B69 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 19 St & 8 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1918 8 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2004-07-05 (lender: Marathon National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-05 | AL&R $200,000 — from MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK to HANAIF, GAMAL | $200,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from HANAIF, GAMAL to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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