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8520 Ft Hamilton Parkway

641Records
19City systems
19Open violations
14.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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641 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 269 311 service requests, 68 HPD complaints, 52 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units65
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)8520 REALTY
BBL3060360037
BIN3153212

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 14.1. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations19 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Illegal Parking (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Street Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,434,261 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (65)
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)8520 REALTY LLC
Head officerGEORGE BUTSIKARIS
Managing agentGEORGE BUTSIKARIS
Last registered2025-06-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,138,000 $3,212,100
2026$7,437,000 $3,346,650
2027$8,445,000 $3,800,250

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bing Ling TeaCoffee/TeaA—
Hawaii Poke OneHawaiianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / Fort Hamilton Pkwy — B1 B16 S53 S93 · 50 ft
Citi BikeFort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts
Middle: 407 (6), 104 (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

8520 Ft Hamilton Parkway

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

86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,772,587 on 2017-11-06 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-11-06Mortgage $1,772,588 — from 8520 REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,772,588
2017-11-06AL&R $5,000,000 — from 8520 REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $5,000,000
2017-11-06Agreement $5,000,000 — from 8520 REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $5,000,000
2011-01-04Agreement $4,300,000 — from 8520 REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,300,000
2011-01-04Mortgage $3,682,924 — from 8520 REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,682,924
2004-01-30AL&R $1,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 8520 REALTY LLC, A NEW YORK LIABILITY CO $1,700,000
2004-01-30Agreement $1,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 8520 REALTY LLC, A NEW YORK LIABILITY CO $1,700,000
2004-01-30Mortgage $624,026 — from 8520 REALTY LLC, A NEW YORK LIABILITY CO to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $624,026
1991-10-24Mortgage $484,329 — from BUTSIKARIS, GEORGE to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $484,329
1986-10-27Mortgage $676,166 — from BUTSIKARIS, GEORGE; BOUZALAS, THEODORE to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $676,166
1984-12-20Mortgage $490,000 — from 8520-FORT HAMILTON PKWAY to BAY RIDGE FEDL S&L ASSN $490,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201754394052
20181010200141
201938170432
20206380118
202107360245
202256280241
202371410453
202406220331
20251110310456
202670570367
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 386Ownership & money 30Health & systems 27

Every one of the 641 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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