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5910 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008660043 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class12
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No 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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Animal Sold (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$38,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$549,000 $247,050
2026$683,000 $307,350
2027$790,000 $355,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dragon Bay BakeryChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway8 Av — N · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 60 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 950 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

5910 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
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20183102015
201903205
202000101
202100101
202200202
20230151117
202403014
202503014
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The last 12 months — 18 records

DateRecord
2026-08-17311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-08-09311: Illegal Animal Sold — Turtle Under 4 inches Long
2026-06-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-04-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-22311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-07Restaurant inspection: DRAGON BAY BAKERY — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-17311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-08-09311: Illegal Animal Sold — Turtle Under 4 inches Long
2026-06-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-04-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-22311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-07Restaurant inspection: DRAGON BAY BAKERY — grade A
2024
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-07-25Restaurant inspection: DRAGON BAY BAKERY — grade A
2023
2023-12-22311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-09-29311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2022-06-07311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021
2021-09-23311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020
2020-04-17311: Consumer Complaint — Travel Agency
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-09-20311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2019-03-31311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2018
2018-11-19311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35335309K ISSUED ON 06/14/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$625
2018-09-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35335309K ISSUED ON 06-14-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$1,250
2018-09-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-09-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-09-04Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING UNIT ON 2ND FL. MINOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$38,000
2018-07-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35335309K ISSUED ON 06-14-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$1,250
2018-06-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-06-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDS.NOTED:ON THE SECOND FLOOR NOW OCCUPIED$1,563
2018-05-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BLDG DEPT RECORDS. NOW 2ND FL OCCUPANING AS A OFFICES"EASY AUTO DRIVING SCHOOL","JJ TRAV$1,250
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-10-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-10-02FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-08311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2017-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-09-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-05-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014
2014-04-28311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2014-01-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-29311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011-04-30311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2011-04-11311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2011-04-08311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2010
2010-12-07311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2010-10-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2009
2009-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-28Permit SG — ISSUED
2009-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-10Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320016068. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-06-24Deed — from KAPSALIS, KAKIA to KAPSALIS, HARRY; MERKOURIS, KOULA
2009-06-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-13CERT — from FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPAN
2009-05-13ZONE — from KAPSALIS, HARRY
2009-04-30Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT AT FIRST FLOOR REAR. INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT. STRUCTURAL & PARTITION WORK AT CELLAR, 1ST FLOOR THRU ROOF AS$146,750
2009-04-30Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT AT FIRST FLOOR REAR. INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT. STRUCTURAL & PARTITION WORK AT CELLAR, 1ST FLOOR THRU ROOF AS$146,750
2008
2008-10-01ECB CLASS - 3 violation: B354 24B.38.50A.50C.50D.15.32A.48A.50B.50D.50F. 50A BACKFLOW NOT PIPED DOWN TO PROPER HEIGHT 50B NO CHECK VALVE 50C NO CLEAN OUT 5
2008-10-01ECB CLASS - 3 violation: B354 24B.38.50B.50D.50F.15.32A.50A.50C.50E.50G 50A BACKFLOW NOT PIPED DOWN TO PROPER HEIGHT 50B NO CHECK VALVE 50C NO CLEAN OUT AT$100
2008-10-01ECB CLASS - 3 violation: B354 24B.38.50B.50D.50F.32A.50A.50C50E.50G 50A BACKFLOW NOT PIPED DOWNTO PROPER HEIGHT 50B NO CHECK VALVE 50C NO CLEAN OUT AT BREA$100
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-11-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-09-19Job filed: REPLACEBOILER AND INSTALL 3WEIL MCLAIN E G35 GAS BOILERS 100,000 BTU EAC MEA# 159-75E NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
2001-09-19Job filed: REPLACEBOILER AND INSTALL 3WEIL MCLAIN E G35 GAS BOILERS 100,000 BTU EAC MEA# 159-75E NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
2001-09-19Job filed: REPLACEBOILER AND INSTALL 3WEIL MCLAIN E G35 GAS BOILERS 100,000 BTU EAC MEA# 159-75E NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-05-21Mortgage satisfied — from KAPSALIS, KAKIA; KAPSALIS, STEVE to HIONAS, SEYMOUR
1985
1985-01-04Mortgage satisfied — from HIONAS, SEYMOUR to BAY RIDGE SAVS BANK
1977
1977-07-07Mortgage — from KAPSALIS STEVE; KAPSALIS KAKIA to HIONS SEYMOUR
1977-07-07Deed — from HIONAS SEYMOUR to KAPSALIS STEVE; KAPSALIS KAKIA

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