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385 8 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3010000066 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Damaged Tree (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$88,300 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ALFRED F LING; MARGARET R LING
Head officerALFRED F LING
Managing agentOWNER
Last registered2025-12-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,257,000 $255,420
2026$4,453,000 $267,180
2027$5,160,000 $309,600

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway7 Av — F G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / 7 Av — B61 · 450 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & 9 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

385 8 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 West 88 Street MN7 A
534 83 Street BK6 D
1946 East 8 Street BK6 A
45 West 73 Street MN5 C
1326 Manor Avenue BX4 C
3005 Matthews Avenue BX4 A
1258 Boynton Avenue BX4 A
1318 Manor Avenue BX4 A
20 East 95 Street MN4 C
1264 Boynton Avenue BX4 D
25-39 95 Street QN4 C
94 Butler Street BK4 B
1160 Elder Avenue BX4 C
95-11 90 Street QN4 C
238 West 136 Street MN4 C
1422 Croes Avenue BX4 C
1324 Manor Avenue BX4 A
838 East 222 Street BX4 C
87-05 Northern Boulevard QN4 C
394 Bergen Street BK3 C
41-12 66 Street QN3 C
1225 Demond Court BK3 C
68-26 78 Street QN3 C
294 West 4 Street MN3 C
300 East 56 Street BK3 C
2411 Matthews Avenue BX3 C
385 8 Street BK3 C
1416 Fteley Avenue BX3 C
47-42 39 Place QN3 B
9118 Avenue A BK3 B
1569 West 3 Street BK3 B
324 Degraw Street BK3 A
1424 Glover Street BX3 A
712 Greene Avenue BK3 D
479 3 Avenue BK2 B
107-09 Monterey Street QN2 C
4618 Church Avenue BK2 C
1331 Boynton Avenue BX2 A
109 Elm Street SI2 C
16 West 9 Street MN1 D
79-17 Atlantic Avenue QN1 F
1802 Schenectady Avenue BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,223 on 2020-10-01 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-01Agreement $695,000 — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A $695,000
2020-10-01Mortgage $18,223 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A $18,223
2016-02-22Mortgage $250,000 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $250,000
2013-10-03Agreement $840,000 — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; STERLING NATIONAL BANK $840,000
2013-10-03Mortgage $22,527 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; STERLING NATIONAL BANK $22,527
2011-05-27Agreement $861,000 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $861,000
2011-05-27Mortgage $11,056 — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $11,056
2007-04-25M&CON $275,000 — from LING, MARGARET; LING, ALFRED to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $275,000
2005-08-02Mortgage $66,250 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $66,250
2005-08-02Mortgage $927,500 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $927,500
2005-08-02Deed $1,325,000 — from SZWABA, HELEN; JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN; JAN KOS LIVING TRUST U/A DATED 7/18/03; BELICH, STELLA; D to LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED $1,325,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700000
201800101
201900101
202000044
202121205
202211406
202300404
202400101
202500707
202600101
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-01311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2025-12-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-11-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-01311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2025-12-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-11-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-06-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-06-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-01-02311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024
2024-04-03HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-08-25311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2023-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-03-20HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-10-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-02-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-18HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-11-16DOB complaint, category ?
2021-11-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-10-20Job filed: XXXXXX$20,000
2021-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-10-01Mortgage assigned — from MERS; STERLING NATIONAL BANK; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
2020-10-01Agreement $695,000 — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A$695,000
2020-10-01SUBM — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A
2020-10-01Mortgage $18,223 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A$18,223
2019
2019-10-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018
2018-06-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016
2016-10-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-29Job filed: INSTALL SOLAR PV SYSTEM ON THE EXISTING ROOFTOP. NO CHANGES TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$68,300
2016-02-26Mortgage satisfied — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2016-02-22Mortgage $250,000 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$250,000
2015
2015-11-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-06HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2013
2013-10-03SUBM — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK; MERS
2013-10-03Agreement $840,000 — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; STERLING NATIONAL BANK$840,000
2013-10-03Mortgage $22,527 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; STERLING NATIONAL BANK$22,527
2013-10-03Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE, INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; STERLING NATIONAL BANK
2013-09-11311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2013-09-11311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2013-08-22Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CITMORTGAGE, INC
2013-08-07Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2013-07-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2013-07-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2013-07-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011
2011-05-27Agreement $861,000 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.$861,000
2011-05-27Mortgage $11,056 — from LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.$11,056
2011-05-27SUBM — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2011-05-27Mortgage assigned — from CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2008
2008-10-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-04-25M&CON $275,000 — from LING, MARGARET; LING, ALFRED to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$275,000
2006
2006-03-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-14Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS AS INDICATED ON PLANS. NO C HANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$66,200
2006-02-14Job filed: HEREWITH FILING FOR NEW DECK AS INDICATED ON PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, E GRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,400
2006-02-14Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS AS INDICATED ON PLANS. NO C HANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$66,200
2005
2005-08-02Mortgage $66,250 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$66,250
2005-08-02Mortgage $927,500 — from LING, ALFRED; LING, MARGARET R to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$927,500
2005-08-02Deed $1,325,000 — from SZWABA, HELEN; JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN; JAN KOS LIVING TRUST U/A DATED 7/18/03; BELICH, STELLA; D to LING, MARGARET R; LING, ALFRED$1,325,000
2004
2004-05-13RTXL — from JAKUBOWSKI, JOZEF
2004-05-13DEEDO — from JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN to JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN; SZWABA, HELEN; BELICH, STELLA; DEBELLIS, CHRISTINE
2003
2003-08-28Deed — from KOS, JAN to JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN; BELICH, STELLA; SZWABA, HELEN; KOS, JAN; DEBELLIS, CHRISTINE
2003-08-28Deed — from JAKUBOWSKI, JOZEF; KOS, JAN to JAKUBOWSKI, JOZEF; KOS, JAN
1988
1988-12-30RTXL — from JAKUBOWSKI, GENOWEFA/EST

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