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8 Vernon Avenue

1,383Records
15City systems
18Open violations
596.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,383 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 445 311 service requests, 439 HPD complaints, 325 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU ND
BBL3017580009
BIN3048742

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 596.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-31.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

137 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 42 · winter 2024–25: 51 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

42
’23–24
51
’24–25
38
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

210 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (67) · Noise (29) · PLUMBING (22) · Rodent (20) · ELECTRIC (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SKIPP TO MY LILLY LLC
Head officerDAVID KRAMER
Managing agentLISA MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-09-12

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$846,000 $380,700
2026$882,000 $396,900
2027$809,000 $364,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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.

Getting around

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Myrtle Av — B44 · 250 ft
Citi BikeNostrand Ave & Myrtle Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos School. 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.

Report a problem to 311

8 Vernon Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

210 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 67 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LISA MANAGEMENT INC. — 77 buildings, 2,719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B20 · C21 · D14 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
626 Flatbush Avenue BK254 A
318 Clarkson Avenue BK250 A
783 Eldert Lane BK180 B
8 Fountain Avenue BK173 B
310 Clarkson Avenue BK170 A
417 Hicks Street BK116 A
520 West 48 Street MN109 B
67 Hanson Place BK103 C
94 North 3 Street BK75 A
134-17 Cherry Avenue QN75 B
22 Caton Place BK73 A
439 Hicks Street BK72 A
340 St Johns Place BK58 D
221 Port Richmont Avenue SI48 A
135 Chrystie Street MN44 C
736 Willoughby Avenue BK36 B
261 Buffalo Avenue BK36 B
784 Marcy Avenue BK36 B
29 Patchen Avenue BK32 C
268 Buffalo Avenue BK32 B
1430 Bedford Avenue BK30 C
1234 Lincoln Place BK27 C
985 Park Place BK26 D
230 East 27 Street MN25 A
1073 East 73 Street BK24 A
1086 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
71-21 65 Street QN24 C
1070 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
1491 Lincoln Place BK24 C
1089 East 73 Street BK24 A
1054 Bergen Avenue BK24 B
71-27 65 Street QN24 B
71-15 65 Street QN24 C
East 73rd Street BK24 A
16 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
165 Van Buren Street BK20 B
4 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
12 Vernon Avenue BK20 D
171 Van Buren Street BK18 D
718 St Marks Avenue BK18 B
354 41 Street BK16 B
358 41 Street BK16 C
162 Albany Avenue BK16 A
8 Vernon Avenue BK16 D
1347 Eastern Parkway BK15 B
1057 Bergen Street BK12 C
164 Albany Avenue BK12 A
152 Albany Avenue BK12 C
118 Fenimore Street BK11 B
1458 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
643 Willoughby Avenue BK8 B
645 Franklin Avenue BK8 D
262 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
555 49 Street BK8 D
782 Franklin Avenue BK8 C
75 Hanson Place BK8 B
264 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
1447 Bedford Avenue BK8 D
738 St Johns Place BK8 D
19 Patchen Avenue BK7 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,178,022 on 2019-10-07 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp.), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-07Agreement $3,071,264 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,071,264
2019-10-07Agreement $9,550,000 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $9,550,000
2019-10-07Mortgage $1,178,023 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC; SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $1,178,023
2015-10-30Deed $6,569,126 — from VERNON P. BUFFALO ASSOCIATES LP to SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC $6,569,126
2015-10-30Mortgage $3,371,264 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC; SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $3,371,264
2015-10-30Mortgage $2,000,000 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC; SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $2,000,000
2015-10-30SMIS $10,085,817 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $10,085,817
2015-10-30Mortgage $790,146 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC; SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $790,146
2015-10-30Agreement $6,416,987 — from VERNON P. BUFFALO ASSOCIATES, L.P. - C/O; SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC $6,416,987
2015-10-30Mortgage $8,036,534 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $8,036,534
2015-10-30Mortgage $500,000 — from SKIPP TO MY LILLY, LLC; SKIPP TO MY LILLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $500,000
1990-03-28Mortgage $6,416,987 — from VERNON P BUFFALO ASSOC to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,416,987

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171090616
201800430245
2019003413451
202000390241
202100350540
20220115702160
202300227010237
202401211120233
20250112908138
20260115307161
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 1,240Ownership & money 41Health & systems 70

Every one of the 1,383 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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