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8602 3 Avenue

246Records
16City systems
7Open violations
25.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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246 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP
BBL3060430038
BIN3153433

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.7. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
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’25–26

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Graffiti (1) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$51,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)280 86th Realty Co
Head officerGeorge Poulakakos
Managing agentDespina Poulakakos
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,240,000 $558,000
2026$1,415,000 $636,750
2027$1,451,000 $652,950

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn Roots ItalianItalianNot yet gradedMice evidence
Harmony Tea ShoppeJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—
Latte DaCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 3 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 3 Av — B16 · 50 ft
Citi Bike84 St & 3 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

8602 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $357,706 on 2018-12-27 (lender: Island Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-27Agreement $1,600,000 — from ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. $1,600,000
2018-12-27AL&R $1,600,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,600,000
2018-12-27Agreement $1,600,000 — from ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. $1,600,000
2018-12-27AL&R $1,600,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,600,000
2018-12-27Mortgage $357,707 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $357,707
2018-12-27Mortgage $357,707 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $357,707
2018-12-27Agreement $1,600,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,600,000
2018-12-27Agreement $1,600,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,600,000
2012-07-13Agreement $1,420,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP $1,420,000
2012-07-13Agreement $1,420,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,420,000
2012-07-13Mortgage $148,639 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $148,639
2006-01-05Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,400,000
1999-02-26Mortgage $175,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORPORATION to OLYMPIAN BANK $175,000
1997-07-11Mortgage $450,000 — from 280 86TH STREET REALTY CORP to OLYMPIAN BANK OF NEWYORK $450,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170190010
2018011410126
201901170119
202020110114
202101150117
202200200222
2023202015
20243460417
2025005038
202603310438
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 29Health & systems 18

Every one of the 246 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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