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8618 3 Avenue

152Records
10City systems
6Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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152 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 20 DOB violations, 16 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)8618-8620 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CORP
BBL3060430045
BIN3153439

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Street Condition (1).

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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)8618 8620 3RD AVENUE REALTY
Head officerJOHN PAPDIMITROPULOS
Managing agentJOHN PAPADIMITROPOULOS
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$734,400 $330,480
2026$881,000 $396,450
2027$1,036,000 $466,200

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ho'brahMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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) · 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 · 150 ft
Citi Bike89 St & 3 Ave · 600 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

8618 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: $122,000 on 1995-11-08 (lender: Defina, Joseph E Jr and Defina, Joseph E Sr). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-11-08Mortgage $122,000 — from 8618-8620 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CORP to DEFINA, JOSEPH E JR; DEFINA, JOSEPH E SR $122,000
1985-05-15Mortgage $187,500 — from DE FINA, JOSEPH F to HAMILTON FEDL S/L ASCN $187,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173508
20180202
20190404
2020017017
20210808
2022112013
20230404
20240516
20251304
20260112
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 15Health & systems 2

Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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