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8506 21 Avenue

157Records
12City systems
38Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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157 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 HPD housing violations, 28 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LI, WAI
BBL3063460040
BIN3165848

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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 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations38 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-03.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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 (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$1,733,000 $103,980
2026$1,676,000 $100,560
2027$1,822,000 $109,320

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
No. 1 Chinese RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

Subway20 Av — D · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 21 Av — B1 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

8506 21 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

2 311 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: $300,000 on 2001-12-17 (lender: Chinatown Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-12-17Mortgage $300,000 — from LI, WAI; KWAN, BUN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $300,000
2000-06-23Mortgage $32,000 — from DECARLO, EDUARDO; DECARLO, FRANCES; BASCIANO, ROSA to LODUCA, JOHN $32,000
1996-05-22Mortgage $188,500 — from DECARLO, EDUARDO; BASCIANO, ROSA; DECARLO, FRANCES to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. $188,500
1996-03-13Mortgage $21,200 — from BASCIANO, ROSA; DECARLO, EDUARDO; DECARLO, FRANCES to MARTINELLI, ANNA; PLUCHINO, ELEANOR; PLUCHINO, JOHN $21,200
1995-07-18Mortgage $165,000 — from BASCIANO, ROSA; DECARLO, EDUARDO; DECARLO, FRANCES to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. $165,000
1994-09-13Mortgage $153,000 — from DE CARLO, EDUARDO; DE CARLO, FRANCES; BASICANO, ROSA to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. $153,000
1987-10-27Mortgage $115,000 — from DE CARLO, EDUARDO; BASCIANO, ROSE; DE CARLO, FRANCES; DE CARLO, EDWARDO/AKA to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY $115,000
1985-03-08Mortgage $20,000 — from DE CARLO, EDUARDO; DE CARLO, FRANCES; BASCIANO, ROSA to PETRONELLA, MARY $20,000
1982-02-22Mortgage $15,000 — from BASCIANO, ROSA; DE CARLO, FRANCES; DE CARLO, EDUARDO to PETRONELLA, MARY $15,000

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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 28Health & systems 2

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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