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1878 86 Street

122Records
11City systems
31Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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122 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 HPD housing violations, 21 DOB complaints, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)RAINBOW ENTERPRISE (NY) LLC
BBL3063710052
BIN3166704

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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 100% 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 0. 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 violations31 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-10.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1) · Graffiti (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 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 (1)
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$617,000 $277,650
2026$508,000 $228,600
2027$510,000 $229,500

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blanca's Bakery INCNot yet graded—
La Unica PanaderiaSpanishB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 2 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).

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

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

Subway18 Av — D · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 19 Av — B1 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars
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

1878 86 Street

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

3 311 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: $750,000 on 2008-09-09 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-09-09AL&R $750,000 — from RAINBOW ENTERPRISE (NY) LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $750,000
2008-09-09Mortgage $750,000 — from RAINBOW ENTERPRISE (NY) LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $750,000
2008-09-09Deed $1,520,000 — from GOLDEN CHOI 86 REALTY CORP. to RAINBOW ENTERPRISE (NY) LLC $1,520,000
1999-09-28Mortgage $90,000 — from CHOI, YEONG BAE to LANZA, SALVATORE $90,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017452112
201810012
201901214
202000011
202100011
202200011
202301225
202400022
202500134
202601113
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 17Health & systems 15

Every one of the 122 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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