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6920 3 Avenue

421Records
13City systems
130Open violations
1473.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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421 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 HPD housing violations, 113 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)6920 REALTY LLC
BBL3058710053
BIN3145627

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1473.5. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations130 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1979-05-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

106 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 99 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

99
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (49) · PLUMBING (6) · ELECTRIC (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$81,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$606,000 $272,700
2026$727,000 $327,150
2027$872,000 $392,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bake & ScoopBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

12 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBay Ridge Av — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Bay Ridge Av — B37 · 100 ft
Citi BikeOvington Ave & 3 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 The Bayview
Middle: J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. 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

6920 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 49 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-12Deed $1,220,000 — from 6920 THIRD AVENUE CORP to 6920 REALTY LLC $1,220,000
2025-10-09Sold for $1,220,000 $1,220,000 $305,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022004
2018013004
2019003003
2020001001
202102251028
2022006006
202301250017
2024033006
20252372014
20260124841254
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 354Ownership & money 25Health & systems 1

Every one of the 421 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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