888 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 553 311 service requests, 156 HPD complaints, 45 DOB complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 42.9. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2013-04-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
205 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · Food Establishment (35) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Illegal Parking (15) · Outdoor Dining (15) · Dirty Condition (10).
$61,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1924) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (33) |
| 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) | Vista Realty LLC |
| Head officer | NIC D SARANTOPOULOS |
| Managing agent | Vista Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,532,000 | $689,400 |
| 2026 | $1,468,000 | $660,600 |
| 2027 | $1,321,000 | $594,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo's Pizza | Pizza | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
35 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Permit/License/Certificate) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 86 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 86 St — B37 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 84 St & 3 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock Middle: 407 (6), 201 (7-8). 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.
8502 3 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
205 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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: $142,518 on 2013-11-01 (lender: TD Bank,na). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-01 | Mortgage $142,518 — from VISTA REALTY LLC to TD BANK,NA | $142,518 | |
| 2013-11-01 | AL&R $450,000 — from VISTA REALTY LLC to TD BANK,NA | $450,000 | |
| 2013-11-01 | Agreement $450,000 — from VISTA REALTY LLC to TD BANK,NA | $450,000 | |
| 2011-02-23 | Mortgage $425,000 — from VISTA REALTY, LLC to WARNING INVESTMENTS, INC. | $425,000 | |
| 2011-02-23 | Mortgage $425,000 — from VISTA REALTY, LLC to WARNING INVESTMENTS, INC. | $425,000 | |
| 1999-08-05 | Mortgage $20,664 — from VISTA REALTY LLC | $20,664 | |
| 1996-08-08 | Mortgage $450,000 — from VISTA REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 73 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 106 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 87 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 2 | 106 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 74 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 3 | 98 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 67 |
Every one of the 888 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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