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8619 23 Avenue

266Records
14City systems
16Open violations
886Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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266 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)DAH LEE TRADING CORP.
BBL3068610035
BIN3185411

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 886. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations16 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1979-09-20.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · GENERAL (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Building/Use (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,840 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)DAH LEE TRADING CORP
Head officerJAMES CHOW
Managing agentLILY CHOW
Last registered2026-01-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$998,000 $449,100
2026$1,198,000 $539,100
2027$1,268,000 $570,600

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayBay Pkwy — D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 23 Av — B1 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 101 The Verrazano
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

8619 23 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $600,000 on 2007-07-02 (lender: Amerasia Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-06-06Deed $1,100,000 — from WOODBINE ESTATE INC. to DAH LEE TRADING CORP. $1,100,000
2008-06-06AL&R $490,000 — from DAH LEE TRADING CORP. to AMERASIA BANK $490,000
2008-06-06Agreement $490,000 — from DAH LEE TRADING CORP. to AMERASIA BANK $490,000
2008-06-06Agreement $490,000 — from WOODBINE ESTATE INC.; DAH LEE TRADING CORP. to AMERASIA BANK $490,000
2007-07-02Deed $800,000 — from LUSHA, XHELAL; LUSHA, ULVIJE to WOODBINE ESTATE INC. $800,000
2007-07-02AL&R $600,000 — from WOODBINE ESTATE INC. to AMERASIA BANK $600,000
2007-07-02Mortgage $600,000 — from WOODBINE ESTATE INC. to AMERASIA BANK $600,000
2005-04-28Mortgage $300,000 — from LUSHA, XHELAL; LUSHA, ULVIJE to EGITTO, JOHN; FLORIO, SUSAN; JOHNSEN, DONALD; KOPELOFF, FRANCINE; EGITTO, ANN; DORAN, ROBE $300,000
1993-05-12Mortgage $30,813 — from LUSHA, ULVIJE; LUSHA, XHELAL to TREZZA, SALVATRICE; DORAN, ROBERT; CAVALIERI, ANN; KOPELOFF, FRANCINE; TREZZA, DANIEL $30,813
1989-12-29Mortgage $100,000 — from LUSHA, ULVIJE; LUSHA, XHELAL to FONTI, GREGG X; TREZZA, SALVATRICE; CAVALIERI, ANN; TREZZA, DANIEL $100,000
1984-11-23Mortgage $20,000 — from LUSHA, ULVIJE; LUSHA, XHELAL to FONTI, VINCENT J/TR; DI MARCO, KATHRYN TROF; DI MARCO, NORA TR OF; KOPELOFF, FRANCINE/INDI $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700022
201801203
201900202
202000101
20210010010
20221911021
20231669076
20240132033
20250023023
20260014014
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 200Ownership & money 24

Every one of the 266 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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