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731 East 8 Street

157Records
15City systems
3Open violations
55.9Penalty rate

157 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 36 HPD housing violations, 16 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EDWEL REALTY CO. .
BBL3054290044
BIN3128217

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 55.9. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Non (1) · Dead Animal (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

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 (1929)
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)EDWEL REALTY CO. LLC
Head officerEDWARD M RABIN
Managing agentRABIN MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,086,000 $488,700
2026$967,000 $435,150
2027$1,065,000 $479,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayNewkirk Plaza — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Foster Av — B68 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 8 St · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

731 East 8 Street

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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 RABIN MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 259 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1013 Avenue J BK75 A
1014 Avenue N BK49 A
100 East 18 Street BK48 B
3029 Brighton 12 Street BK43 A
731 East 8 Street BK16 B
315 8 Avenue BK16 A
684 Nostrand Avenue BK12 A

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201750308
201803216
201900314
202000415
202100617
202200819
20230016218
20240011112
20250031132
202600123
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 7Health & systems 12

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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