570 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 311 service requests, 167 HPD complaints, 165 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2068.7. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 152 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 118 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
149 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · PLUMBING (21) · SAFETY (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · ELECTRIC (13).
$106,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1945) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | B&D DREAM HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC |
| Head officer | JACQUELINE B JOHNSON |
| Managing agent | B&D DREAM HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $641,000 | $38,460 |
| 2026 | $810,000 | $48,600 |
| 2027 | $747,000 | $44,820 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy — L · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Saratoga Av — 3 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue B / E 87 St — B8 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Linden Blvd & Church Ave · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 233 Langston Hughes Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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.
8616 Avenue B
| 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 |
149 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $25,082 on 2021-02-03 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-14 | Deed $505,000 — from MITCHELL, ANDY to B & D DREAM HOMES IMPROVEMENT LLC | $505,000 | |
| 2022-06-21 | Sold for $505,000 | $505,000 | $505,000 |
| 2021-02-03 | Mortgage $25,082 — from MITCHELL, ANDY to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $25,082 | |
| 2020-10-20 | Mortgage $15,085 — from MITCHELL, ANDY to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $15,085 | |
| 2015-09-11 | Mortgage $339,733 — from MITCHELL, ANDY to MERS | $339,733 | |
| 2015-09-11 | Deed $346,000 — from ESTATE OF BYRON W. BARBERO; CLAUDE R. HOGAN, AS EXECUTOR to MITCHELL, ANDY | $346,000 | |
| 2007-06-22 | Agreement $71,400 — from BARBERO, BYRON W to CITIMORTGAGE | $71,400 | |
| 2007-06-22 | Mortgage $4,197 — from BARBERO, BYRON W to CITIMORTGAGE | $4,197 | |
| 1987-03-04 | Mortgage $100,000 — from BARBERO, BYRON W to CITIBANK NA | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 50 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 0 | 204 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 139 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 84 |
Every one of the 570 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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