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7215 18 Avenue

137Records
11City systems
15Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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137 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints, 15 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)THE BEST 18, LLC
BBL3061940003
BIN3158517

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2007-06-16.

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Food Poisoning (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$60,500 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,318,000 $79,080
2026$1,338,000 $80,280
2027$1,480,000 $88,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cantonese Beef DelightsChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Dishwashing/Utensils) · 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

Subway79 St — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 72 St — B8 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 186 Dr. Irving A Gladstone
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

7215 18 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

12 311 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: $1,500,000 on 2007-03-28 (lender: Eastbank, N.A.), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-03-28AL&R $1,500,000 — from THE BEST 18 LLC to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2007-03-28Mortgage $1,500,000 — from THE BEST 18 LLC to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2007-03-28Deed $2,975,000 — from 7215 18TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to THE BEST 18 LLC $2,975,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201851118
201912216
202000213
202100011
202200112
202321216
202400112
202500246
2026449320
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 84Ownership & money 5Health & systems 14

Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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