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8621 20 Avenue

275Records
14City systems
18Open violations
12.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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275 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 72 HPD housing violations, 46 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)8621 20TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3063750025
BIN3166896

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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 56% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.4. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2013-10-25.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Consumer Complaint (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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)8621 20TH AVENUE LLC
Head officerARTHUR LEVINSON
Managing agentFELDMAN MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,059,000 $476,550
2026$1,108,000 $498,600
2027$1,106,000 $497,700

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway20 Av — D · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 20 Av — B1 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200 Benson School
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

8621 20 Avenue

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

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FELDMAN MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 20 buildings, 478 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1350 Ocean Parkway BK65 A
5001 14 Avenue BK48 A
273 Avenue P BK48 A
5801 14 Avenue BK46 A
3110 Brighton 7 Street BK37 B
1271 Ocean Avenue BK33 B
1249 Ocean Avenue BK33 C
1261 Ocean Avenue BK25 B
611 Dahill Road BK24 B
402 Ocean Avenue BK24 B
6820 Ridge Boulevard BK24 B
8621 20 Avenue BK21 A
412 Ocean Avenue BK20 A
1249 44 Street BK15 B
1475 54 Street BK3 A
1479 54 Street BK3 A
1481 54 Street BK3 A
5316 15 Avenue BK3 A
1477 54 Street BK3 A
3025 Avenue J BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $260,611 on 1988-11-25 (lender: First Nationwide Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-11-25Mortgage $260,611 — from LEVINSON, DOROTHY; LEVINSON, SIDNEY to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK $260,611
1985-12-13Mortgage $190,000 — from LEVINSON, DOROTHY; LEVINSON, SIDNEY to 8621 20TH AVE RLTY CORP $190,000
1984-06-05Mortgage $245,000 — from 8621 20 AVE REALTY CORP to PALUMBO, RITA $245,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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20180290130
201902013
202013015
20210100111
202205016
20230140216
202412014
2025090110
202602024
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 227Ownership & money 27Health & systems 11

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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