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8-15 27 Avenue

3,943Records
20City systems
22Open violations
44.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11102 · Neighborhood: Old Astoria-Hallets Point
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3,943 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,603 311 service requests, 1,520 HPD complaints, 515 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11102
Built1969
Floors6
Res. units128
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820,
BBL4009080001
BIN4020639

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 44.3. In ZIP 11102, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-26.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 50). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
50
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

330 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (106) · HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · Illegal Parking (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · GENERAL (12).

Filed construction activity

$2,872,995 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1969)
YesSix or more residential units (128)
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)REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820 LLC
Head officerTIM ZISS
Managing agentTHE WAVECREST MGMT TEAM
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,792,000 $7,106,400
2026$16,649,000 $7,492,050
2027$17,483,000 $7,867,350

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

Subway30 Av — N W · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 St / 27 Av — Q18 Q19 Q103 · 200 ft
Citi Bike27 Ave & 9 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau
Middle: Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts. 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

8-15 27 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

330 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,702,727 on 2020-07-28 (lender: Keybank National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-28Mortgage $8,702,727 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820 LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,702,727
2020-07-28Agreement $33,918,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820,LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $33,918,000
2017-06-28AL&R $26,800,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $26,800,000
2017-06-28Agreement $26,800,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $26,800,000
2017-06-28Mortgage $9,364,730 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,364,730
2013-04-04Agreement $19,000,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $19,000,000
2013-04-04Mortgage $6,053,669 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,053,669
2013-04-04AL&R $19,000,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $19,000,000
2011-03-18Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 333 EAST 176, LLC; REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC; 1387 GRAND CONCOURSE, LLC; OCEANVIEW to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2011-03-18SMTG $46,267,500 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC; OCEANVIEW REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC; OCEANVIEW II, LLC; 1387 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $46,267,500
2011-03-18Mortgage $1,500,000 — from OCEANVIEW II, LLC; 1387 GRAND CONCOURSE, LLC; 333 EAST 176, LLC; OCEANVIEW REALTY HOLDINGS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2011-02-15Agreement $16,401,035 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,401,035
2010-10-21Agreement $16,500,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,500,000
2009-05-07Agreement $16,500,000 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,500,000
2007-01-03Mortgage $5,385,517 — from REALTY EQUITY HOLDINGS 3820, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,385,517

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173121560225
20181532501332
20191129001104
20205910553127
20216920001216
20222221202218
20230211702121
20240124303247
20250121201214
20260114201144
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 146Housing & tenants 3,689Ownership & money 49Health & systems 17

Every one of the 3,943 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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