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8518 3 Avenue

151Records
10City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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151 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1911
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC
BBL3060330047
BIN3153081

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$13,700 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 (1911)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$1,536,000 $92,160
2026$1,468,000 $88,080
2027$1,407,000 $84,420

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Red BowlChineseAMice 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 (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway86 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 86 St — B37 · 100 ft
Citi Bike84 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

8518 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2008-04-30 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), covering 2 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
2008-04-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2008-04-30Deed $2,065,000 — from 8518 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC to 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC $2,065,000
1983-02-25Mortgage $90,000 — from JANBAR REALTY CORP to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSOC $90,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170221023
20180012012
201900909
202000101
202121003
202200202
202300516
202422116
202501203
202600112
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 14Health & systems 3

Every one of the 151 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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