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8718 Ridge Boulevard

1,229Records
18City systems
13Open violations
6.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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1,229 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 632 311 service requests, 276 HPD complaints, 95 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units78
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC
BBL3060470031
BIN3153630

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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 70% 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 6.8. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-02.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$622 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (5) · Abandoned Bike (5) · Indoor Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (78)
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)8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC
Head officerMARY REICHEL
Managing agentJALEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,047,000 $3,621,150
2026$9,177,000 $4,129,650
2027$9,586,000 $4,313,700

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / Ridge Blvd — B16 · 450 ft
Citi Bike86 St & Ridge Blvd · 350 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

8718 Ridge Boulevard

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

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JALEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 43 buildings, 2,278 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
8847 Bay 16 Street BK192 B
144-40 38 Avenue QN168 A
2665 Homecrest Avenue BK157 A
2616 Homecrest Avenue BK140 B
52-05 39 Road QN115 A
2330 Voorhies Avenue BK105 B
1350 East 5 Street BK96 A
2580 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
80 Avenue P BK83 A
7609 4 Avenue BK82 A
8718 Ridge Boulevard BK78 A
3144 Emmons Avenue BK75 A
525 Ocean Parkway BK62 A
111-39 76 Road QN61 A
243 78 Street BK60 A
8721 Bay Parkway BK60 A
8320 Bay Parkway BK53 B
9921 4 Avenue BK52 A
8701 Ridge Boulevard BK43 A
570 Ocean Parkway BK43 A
7814 4 Avenue BK40 A
672 45 Street BK40 B
7802 4 Avenue BK39 A
452 Park Place BK39 B
182 Hull Street BK32 A
7913 Bay Parkway BK31 A
609 West 186 Street MN26 B
263 74 Street BK26 A
40 Wyckoff Street BK25 B
6901 Shore Road BK24 A
430 78 Street BK23 A
7201 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK21 A
364 90 Street BK17 A
472 41 Street BK16 A
1441 67 Street BK11 A
1327 67 Street BK11 A
950 70 Street BK9 A
129 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
249 Hull Street BK8 B
614 67 Street BK6 B
1023 72 Street BK6 A
134-34 Blossom Avenue QN3 C
134-30 Blossom Avenue QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $570,604 on 2021-11-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-08Mortgage $570,604 — from 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $570,604
2021-11-08Agreement $4,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC $4,500,000
2015-01-08Mortgage $270,163 — from 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $270,163
2015-01-08Agreement $4,500,000 — from 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,500,000
2015-01-08AL&R $4,500,000 — from 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,500,000
2010-11-04Mortgage $958,933 — from 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $958,933
2010-11-04Agreement $4,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC $4,500,000
2010-11-04AL&R $4,500,000 — from 8718 RIDGE BLVD LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,500,000
2004-05-14Mortgage $1,710,624 — from REICHL, JOSEF; REICHL, MARY; REICHL A/K/A, JOSEPH to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,710,624
2004-05-14Agreement $4,000,000 — from REICHL, JOSEPH; REICHL, MARY to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,000,000
1999-08-18Mortgage $706,467 — from REICHL, JOSEPH; REICHL, MARY to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $706,467
1995-11-17Mortgage $163,402 — from REICHL, MARY; REICHL, JOSEPH to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $163,402
1991-08-13Mortgage $1,573,548 — from REICHL, JOSEPH; REICHL, MARY to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $1,573,548
1986-05-30Mortgage $17,406 — from REICHL, JOSEPH; REICHL, MARY to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $17,406
1983-05-13Mortgage $630,000 — from REICHL, JOSEPH; REICHL, MARY to GALLO, JEAN; WEINGARTNER, KARL $630,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017017680085
201809260237
2019011300142
202001210123
202103584166
20220312701131
20230109502107
2024210150128
202505170224
202603310135
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 152Housing & tenants 991Ownership & money 55Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,229 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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