2,169 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 755 HPD housing violations, 677 HPD complaints, 512 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 536.7. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 309 total — 82 class C (immediately hazardous), 177 class B, 50 class A. Oldest open since 2005-10-15. |
| Active vacate order | 4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
203 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · GENERAL (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · Panhandling (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Illegal Parking (14).
$82,064 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (38) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | RAFYANA REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | SAMUEL SHPELFOGEL |
| Managing agent | RAFYANA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,453,000 | $1,553,850 |
| 2026 | $3,958,000 | $1,781,100 |
| 2027 | $4,022,000 | $1,809,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.
| Subway | Brighton Beach — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Neptune Av / Coney Island Av — B4 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 253 Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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.
2822 Brighton 8 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
203 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,303,397 on 2013-12-30 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A., and Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-14 | Mortgage $636,203 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK | $636,203 | |
| 2017-04-14 | AL&R $5,800,000 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK | $5,800,000 | |
| 2017-04-14 | Agreement $5,800,000 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK | $5,800,000 | |
| 2013-12-30 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,; SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2013-12-30 | Mortgage $2,303,398 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,; SOVEREIGN BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $2,303,398 | |
| 2010-05-13 | Mortgage $1,682,513 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,682,513 | |
| 2010-05-13 | Agreement $3,375,000 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,375,000 | |
| 2006-03-21 | Agreement $835,323 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RAFYANA REALTY CORP | $835,323 | |
| 2006-03-21 | Mortgage $1,084,677 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,084,677 | |
| 2006-03-21 | AL&R $835,323 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RAFYANA REALTY CORP | $835,323 | |
| 1998-12-07 | Mortgage $350,091 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $350,091 | |
| 1995-10-31 | Mortgage $316,638 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS, FSB | $316,638 | |
| 1987-08-05 | Mortgage $122,897 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to BEAUTIFUL LIFE RLTYCP | $122,897 | |
| 1986-10-23 | Mortgage $485,750 — from RAFYANA REALTY CORP to GREATER NY SAVS BANK | $485,750 | |
| 1984-07-23 | Mortgage $228,000 — from BEAUTIFUL LIFE RLTYCP to ZIVI REALTY CORP | $228,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 78 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 71 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 81 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 696 | 0 | 4 | 707 |
Every one of the 2,169 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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