The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.8. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-04.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 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
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (2).
Filed construction activity
$172,200 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1950)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
BLUE 8 REALTY LLC
Head officer
JONATHAN RUHL
Managing agent
TOMAS APONTE
Last registered
2025-07-16
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,493,000
$1,571,850
2026
$3,578,000
$1,610,100
2027
$3,127,000
$1,407,150
The city's market estimate has fallen
10% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2016 (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.
Getting around
Subway
23 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 28 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 25 St — M20 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
8 Ave & W 27 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $44,774 on
2023-06-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-06-06
Agreement $1,900,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BLUE 8 REALTY LLC
$1,900,000
2023-06-06
Mortgage $44,774 — from BLUE 8 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$44,774
2018-05-11
Agreement $2,000,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,000,000
2018-05-11
AL&R $2,000,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,000,000
2018-05-11
Mortgage $490,176 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$490,176
2013-06-03
AL&R $1,675,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,675,000
2013-06-03
Agreement $1,675,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,675,000
2013-06-03
Mortgage $479,099 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$479,099
2004-10-07
AL&R $1,400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BLUE 8 REALTY LLC
$1,400,000
2004-10-07
M&CON $1,400,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$1,400,000
2002-09-27
Mortgage $421,336 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
$421,336
1997-12-10
Mortgage $850,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to KALTSAS, WILLIAM N.; KALTSAS, STEVE N.
$850,000
Ten-year activity
50250
43
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
1
39
0
0
43
2018
0
1
14
4
2
21
2019
0
0
6
0
1
7
2020
1
0
7
0
1
9
2021
1
0
4
0
1
6
2022
0
2
12
0
1
15
2023
0
1
14
4
1
20
2024
0
0
14
0
2
16
2025
0
0
6
0
4
10
2026
0
0
7
0
1
8
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2021-03-20311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2021-02-19Permit Antenna — Signed-off
2020
2020-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-05Boiler inspection
2020-07-30Job filed: AT&T - Replacement of existing antennas, RRH units and installation of RRH units & ships ladder on roof. Retrofit of existing cabinets on existing equ$18,600
2020-07-11311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2020-06-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-03-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2017-03-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-24Job filed: INSTALLING PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABINETS ON STEEL PLATFORM WITH RELATED ANTENNAS ON THE ROOF. ALL IN CONFORMANCE WITH TPPN 5/98. NO CHANGE IN U$76,800
2017-01-24Job filed: INSTALLING PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABINETS ON STEEL PLATFORM WITH RELATED ANTENNAS ON THE ROOF. ALL IN CONFORMANCE WITH TPPN 5/98. NO CHANGE IN U$76,800
2017-01-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-04-29Job filed: PROPOSED BRICK REPLACEMENT WORK IN THE EXTERIOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. HEAVY DUTY SIDE WALK SHED $3,000
2014-04-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2014-04-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-04-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-03-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2014-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2014-02-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-14311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2013
2013-12-10Job filed: PROPOSED BRICK REPLACEMENT WORK AS PER PLANS. HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR$10,000
2013-10-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE NO CHAN
2013-10-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-10-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2013-10-03Job filed: PROPOSED REPLACE OF WINDOW LINTELS AS PER PLAN. HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS $2,700
2013-10-03Job filed: PROPOSED REPLACE OF WINDOW LINTELS AS PER PLAN. HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS $2,700
2013-09-20311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2013-09-11Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-09-09311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2013-09-08311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2013-03-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION W/DOB NOTED:RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY W/THE COM
2013-03-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: HAVING OUTDOOR DIRECT ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN READING "THE EROTICA" AT FIRST FLR STORE FRONT,EXCEEDING PERMITTED 12"HEIGHT OF LETTER
2013-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS CONTAININGMATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT.NOTED:RESPONDENT FILED A CERTIFICAT
2013-03-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY SIGN WITH SURFACE ARGA IN SPECIFIED C DISTRICT. NOTED: GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE DVD STORE "THE EROTICA HAVI
2013-03-22Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-03-12Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-02-26Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-02-13Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-02-04Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-01-03Permit SG — ISSUED
2013-01-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR AD SIGN IN THIS C6-2A DISTRICT NOT PERMITTED: OBSERVED AN AD SIGN ATTACHED TO BLDG W/THE FOLLOWING PAPER BILLS STATING: A
2012
2012-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-12-18Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-11-08Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-11-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2012-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-05Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-09-25Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-09-13Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-08-28DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-105.1 OUTDOOR SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT. (CITY GOURMET MARKET) REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.
2012-08-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-105.1 OUTDOOR SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT. (CITY GOURMET MARKET) REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$2,400
2012-08-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-105.1 OUTDOOR SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT. (CITY GOURMET MARKET) REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$2,400
2012-07-19Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-07-11Permit SG — ISSUED
2012-05-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-04-13Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPERATE APPLICATION # 120997289. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2012-04-13Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPERATE APPLICATION # 120997289. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2012-03-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR.NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$186,655
2012-03-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR.NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$186,655
2012-02-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-02-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-02-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-02-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-18311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-09-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-09-14Job filed: TO INSTALL A STRUCTURE FOR A WALL BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN, SIGN FILED UNDER A SEPARATE APPLICATION.$5,000
2011-09-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. NOTED: 1) AS PER ZR 32-01(A) - OPERATION OF ADULT ESTABLISHMENT, "THE EROTICA" STORE ON 1ST FL$800
2011-09-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: ERECTED STORE FRONT 2 WALL ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGNS WORDING "THE EROTICA" AND 4 ILLUMINATED WINDOW'$800
2011-09-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. ZR 52-77. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/TERMINATION OF A NON-CONFORMING ADULT ESTABLISHMENT. NOTED: OBSERVED AT 1ST FLR "THE EROTICA" S$800
2011-08-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2011-08-01DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ZR42-01 ILLEGAL ADULT ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN 500FT FROM A SCHOOL NY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WEST 28 & 8 AVE ADULT VIDEO STORE APPROX$800
2011-07-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT C6-2A NOTED 95% APPX ADULT MATERIAL VIDEO STORE NOT PERMITTED IN C6 DISTRICT NOT COMPILING W/$800
2011-07-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2011-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-06-17311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2011-06-17311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2009-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-09-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-09-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-01-04HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS FRONT WEST
2006-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-01Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004
2004-10-07AL&R $1,400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BLUE 8 REALTY LLC$1,400,000
2004-10-07TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2004-10-07M&CON $1,400,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$1,400,000
2004-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-11Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2003
2003-09-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-08-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-19Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND REINSTALL OIL BURNER (NYC BOILER NO.62431-01)NO CHANG E IN EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2003-08-19Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND REINSTALL OIL BURNER (NYC BOILER NO.62431-01)NO CHANG E IN EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2003-01-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-24Job filed: Installation of gas furnace (heating coil) at roof condencser, no change in occu pancy, use or egress$1,000
2002-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-19DOB complaint, category ?
2002-11-18Job filed: Replace existing A/C unit at rrof top, install new dunnage, no change in occupan cy use or egress$16,500
2002-11-18Job filed: Replace existing A/C unit at rrof top, install new dunnage, no change in occupan cy use or egress$16,500
2002-09-27Mortgage assigned — from BLUE & REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2002-09-27Agreement — from BLUE & REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2002-09-27Mortgage assigned — from KALTSAS, STEVE N.; KALTSAS, WILLIAM N. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2002-09-27Mortgage $421,336 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI$421,336
2001
2001-01-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-09-26Job filed: Remove nonbearing partitions and remove one toilet. Plans filed to show ral merchandise and 40% adult merchandis e. No change to use egress or occupan$2,500
1999
1999-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-12-30Mortgage satisfied — from KALTAS REALTY CORP. to VANDOROS, PETER; P.N.V. GENERAL CONTRACTING CO.
1998-12-30Mortgage assigned — from OLTARSH, MARTIN R. to KALTSAS REALTY CORP.
1998-08-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 50Y14, 18M07, 56M07, 47B15, 64D06, 50-SEAL MACHINE 18-PROVIDE LOCK COVERS WHERE MISSING ON INTERLOCKS- 26-COVER NORMAE LIMIT IN
1997
1997-12-10Mortgage $850,000 — from BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC to KALTSAS, WILLIAM N.; KALTSAS, STEVE N.$850,000
1997-12-10Deed — from KALTSAS, WILLIAM N.; KALTSAS, STEVE N. to BLUE 8 REALTY, LLC
1997-08-18Deed — from KALTSAS, WILLIAM N. to KALTSAS, WILLIAM NICHOLAS TRUSTEE; WILLIAM NICHOLAS KALTSAS TRUST DATED 4/3
1994
1994-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
1994-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
1991-01-14DOB violation ES:
1989
1989-03-14DOB violation C:
1980
1980-01-02MISC — from EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1979
1979-12-18Deed — from KALTES REALTY CORP to KALTES, STEVE N
1971
1971-06-17Mortgage assigned — from OLTARSH, WILLIAM H to OLTARSH, MARTIN R
1969
1969-07-23Mortgage assigned — from OLTARSH, DAVID E to OLTARSH, MARTIN R