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196 Bay 8 Street

29Records
3City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11228 · Neighborhood: Bath Beach
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29 recorded events, 1993–2025, from 3 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 311 service requests, 4 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11228
Built1930
Floors2.5
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)FRANCIS ELIE
BBL3064250054
BIN3168211, 3366474

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11228, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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: Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (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 (1930)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CATHERINE FRANCIS; ELIE FRANCIS
Managing agentNA
Last registered2024-01-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,731,000 $103,860
2026$1,736,000 $104,160
2027$1,836,000 $110,160

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bath Av / 15 Av — B64 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 229 Dyker
Middle: P.S. 229 Dyker. 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

196 Bay 8 Street

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

The landlord's report card

Managed by NA — 91 buildings, 533 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B23 · C38 · D9. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
646 East 231 Street BX65 B
3530 Bainbridge Avenue BX62 A
3151 Perry Avenue BX52 B
2458 Grand Avenue BX47 C
636 East 231 Street BX31 C
81 Calyer Street BK7 B
485 Fairview Avenue QN6 A
161 Beach 128 Street QN6 A
17-11 Stanhope Street QN6 B
154 Dupont Street BK6 A
510 Onderdonk Avenue QN6 A
35-02 92 Street QN5 C
35-39 88 Street QN5 C
54-44 83 Street QN5 A
326 Eldert Street BK5 D
148 East 38 Street MN5 C
10-01 Wyckoff Avenue QN5 C
1483 Bryant Avenue BX4 C
86-50 127 Street QN4 D
150 Summit Street BK4 B
65 Gates Avenue BK4 B
140 West 82 Street MN4 B
541 Henry Street BK4 C
449 Lenox Avenue MN4 D
200 President Street BK4 B
328 East 9 Street BK4 B
257 Jefferson Avenue BK4 C
155 Allen Street MN4 B
38 East 96 Street BK4 C
74 Halsey Street BK4 C
1580 41 Street BK4 C
72 3 Place BK3 C
362 West 121 Street MN3 A
916 East 86 Street BK3 A
79-10 31 Avenue QN3 B
149 Joralemon Street BK3 D
46-09 Newtown Road QN3 C
22 4 Place BK3 D
151 Clifton Place BK3 C
1244 Halsey Street BK3 B
314 West 81 Street MN3 C
1940 Haviland Avenue BX3 C
40-14 165 Street QN3 B
307 President Street BK3 B
294 5 Street BK3 C
23-39 30 Drive QN3 A
40-07 76 Street QN3 B
213 Penn Street BK3 C
972 51 Street BK3 C
1926 79 Street BK3 C
314 4 Street BK3 A
1557 50 Street BK3 C
281 Mac Dougal Street BK3 A
1380 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
418 West 154 Street MN3 B
2081 60 Street BK3 B
243 Front Street BK3 A
23-37 30 Drive QN3 A
80-10 32 Avenue QN3 C
171 West 126 Street MN3 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2020-12-29 (lender: Citizens Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-29Mortgage $500,000 — from FRANCIS, CATHERINE; FRANCIS, ELIE to CITIZENS BANK NA $500,000
2011-03-28Agreement $181,181 — from FRANCIS, CATHERINE; FRANCIS, ELIE to CITIMORTGAGE INC $181,181
2011-03-28Mortgage $8,132 — from FRANCIS, CATHERINE; FRANCIS, ELIE to CITIMORTGAGE INC $8,132
2011-02-02Mortgage $250,000 — from FRANCIS, ELIE; FRANCIS, CATHERINE to CITIZENS BANK $250,000
1999-01-15Mortgage $320,000 — from FRANCIS, ELIE; FRANCIS, CATHERINE to BANK OF AMERICA FSB $320,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017101
2018000
2019101
2020011
2021325
2022606
2023101
2024101
2025303
2026000
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 16Ownership & money 13

Every one of the 29 recorded events, 1993–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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