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8501 Ft Hamilton Parkway

3,950Records
14City systems
1,125Open violations
1026.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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3,950 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,375 HPD housing violations, 1,288 311 service requests, 1,059 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units51
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD
BBL3060370006
BIN3153222

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1026.6. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1,125 total — 304 class C (immediately hazardous), 590 class B, 231 class A. Oldest open since 1996-08-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

466 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 116 · winter 2025–26: 302). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
116
’24–25
302
’25–26

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

$50,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

981 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (227) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (193) · Illegal Parking (76) · Rodent (72) · DOOR/WINDOW (65) · GENERAL (58).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
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)8501 Fort Hamilton Parkway LTD
Head officerDean Horowitz
Managing agentJoel spitzer
Last registered2026-02-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,411,000 $1,984,950
2026$4,723,000 $2,125,350
2027$4,288,000 $1,929,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

Subway86 St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Hamilton Pkwy / 86 St — B16 B70 · 150 ft
Citi BikeFort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St · 150 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

8501 Ft Hamilton Parkway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

981 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 227 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: $1,006,441 on 2022-05-05 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-05AL&R $4,900,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,900,000
2022-05-05Mortgage $1,006,441 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,006,441
2022-05-05Agreement $4,900,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,900,000
2017-05-31AL&R $4,200,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2017-05-31Mortgage $1,052,904 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,052,904
2017-05-31Agreement $4,200,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2013-07-22Mortgage $753,689 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $753,689
2013-07-22Agreement $3,400,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $3,400,000
2013-07-22AL&R $3,400,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $3,400,000
2009-08-11Agreement $2,800,000 — from 8501 FT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,800,000
2009-07-15Mortgage $1,080,422 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY, LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,080,422
2009-07-15AL&R $2,800,000 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY, LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,800,000
2004-11-16Agreement $750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. $750,000
2004-11-16Mortgage $631,690 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO CFS; F/K/A COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $631,690
1999-07-19Mortgage $101,298 — from 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD to CFS BANK $101,298

Ten-year activity

2,0001,0000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
1,409
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172386046
20180250025
20193240027
20204340139
2021720020209
2022516656182
202312242013267
2024839907414
2025997207988
2026101,3790201,409
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The full timeline

Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 3,769Ownership & money 61Health & systems 54

Every one of the 3,950 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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