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7802 3 Avenue

311Records
17City systems
52Open violations
21.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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311 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 70 HPD complaints, 65 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)280 78 BAY RIDGE, LLC
BBL3059680041
BIN3322518, 3322519

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.5. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations52 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1990-11-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (15) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)JOSEPH BOVA, RECEIVER
Head officerJOSEPH BOVA
Managing agentBPC MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2023-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,111,000 $499,950
2026$889,000 $400,050
2027$878,000 $395,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway77 St — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 78 St / 3 Av — B4 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & 77 St · 300 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

7802 3 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

27 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
84-39 153 Avenue QN156 A
200 Congress Street BK114 A
2021 84 Street BK65 A
889 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
245 Henry Street BK56 A
177 Columbia Heights BK29 A
205 Warren Street BK27 A
116 West 3 Street MN24 C
1618 East 15 Street BK23 A
660 4 Avenue BK23 B
296 Sterling Place BK22 A
149 Willow Street BK20 A
6 Montague Terrace BK20 A
158 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
1064 Willmohr Street BK16 A
1074 Willmohr Street BK16 A
2178 Atlantic Avenue BK16 A
383 St Johns Place BK16 A
129 Joralemon Street BK15 B
42 Tiffany Place BK12 A
9915 Seaview Avenue BK12 A
99 Clinton Street BK10 A
155 Hicks Street BK10 A
556 Dean Street BK8 A
165 New York Avenue BK8 C
890 East 7 Street BK8 C
162 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
230 St James Place BK8 A
103 Willow Street BK7 A
631 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
7802 3 Avenue BK6 A
87-32 52 Avenue QN6 A
537 Court Street BK5 A
692 Greenwich Street MN4 A
956 Montgomery Street BK4 D
711 President Street BK4 A
157 Hicks Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $505,000 on 2017-08-08 (lender: Lancewood Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-05-20Deed $1,960,000 — from MICHAEL BENJAMIN, ESQ. to 280 78 BAY RIDGE, LLC $1,960,000
2024-05-09Sold for $1,960,000 $1,960,000 $326,667
2017-08-08Agreement $505,000 — from 280 78TH STREET LLC to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL, LLC $505,000
2017-08-08Mortgage $505,000 — from 280 78TH STREET LLC to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL, LLC $505,000
2015-09-16AL&R $995,000 — from 280 78TH STREET LLC to FIRST PLATINUM CAPITAL CORP. $995,000
2015-09-16Mortgage $995,000 — from 280 78TH STREET LLC to FIRST PLATINUM CAPITAL CORP. $995,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
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2019
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2021
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701102114
201800330235
20190110101103
2020003014
20210260210
202202100113
202337100222
202402103116
2025006006
202600140014
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 259Ownership & money 14Health & systems 11

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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