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 3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · PLUMBING (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Curb Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$48,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1894)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
917 8TH AVE REALTY, LLC.
Head officer
NICHOLAS G KOTSONIS
Managing agent
KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC.
Last registered
2025-10-11
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
$1,557,000
$700,650
2026
$1,660,000
$747,000
2027
$1,879,000
$845,550
The city's market estimate has risen
21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
7 Av — F G · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 9 St / 8 Av — B61 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
8 Ave & 11 St · 350 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.
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,461,285 on
2012-10-16 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-01-31
Mortgage $510,009 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$510,009
2022-01-31
Agreement $2,300,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$2,300,000
2022-01-31
AL&R $2,300,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$2,300,000
2016-12-13
AL&R $2,000,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$2,000,000
2016-12-13
Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$2,000,000
2012-10-16
AL&R $3,700,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC; 229 FIFTH AVE. REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK
$3,700,000
2012-10-16
Agreement $3,700,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC; 229 FIFTH AVE. REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK
$3,700,000
2012-10-16
Mortgage $1,461,285 — from 229 FIFTH AVE. REALTY, INC.; 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,461,285
2008-08-25
Agreement $695,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.
$695,000
2008-08-25
AL&R $695,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.
$695,000
2008-08-25
Mortgage $134,203 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.
$134,203
2003-12-18
Mortgage $600,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
$600,000
2003-12-18
DEEDO $910,000 — from KAGGEN, MARILYN; KAGGEN, ELIAS; KAGGEN MC CANN, LOIS to 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
$910,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
10
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
5
0
0
5
2018
2
1
3
0
1
7
2019
1
1
2
0
1
5
2020
0
0
1
0
1
2
2021
0
0
9
0
1
10
2022
0
0
2
5
1
8
2023
2
0
4
0
1
7
2024
0
0
3
0
1
4
2025
1
0
8
0
1
10
2026
0
0
2
0
2
4
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2025-06-17Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
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
2025-03-13311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-03-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-03-12311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-03-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2024
2024-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-02-02Boiler inspection
2024-01-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023
2023-10-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-09-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-08-25Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO EXTERIOR FACADE REPAIR AS AS RE-PAINTING FACADE, CORNICE AND MINIOR REPOINTING AT NORTH ELEVATION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE$10,000
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
2023-01-12Boiler inspection
2022
2022-07-11Boiler inspection
2022-04-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2022-01-31TL&R — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2022-01-31Mortgage assigned — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2022-01-31Mortgage $510,009 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$510,009
2022-01-31Agreement $2,300,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$2,300,000
2022-01-31AL&R $2,300,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$2,300,000
2021
2021-10-29311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-10-23311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-10-21311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-10-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-10-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-08-11Boiler inspection
2021-04-16Bedbug 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
2019-03-15311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2019-02-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT JOB SITE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION CONSTRUCTION ON PROGRESS 2 WORKERS WORKING W/O PLANS AT SITE O$625
2019-01-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018
2018-12-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2018-12-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2018-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-04Boiler inspection
2018-10-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-09-20Job filed: RENOVATION OF VACANT APARTMENT #3 ON THE SECOND FLOOR. REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES, MINOR PARTITION CHANGES. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EG$38,000
2013-10-28Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENTS ON THIRD FLOOR. MINOR NON-LOADBEARING PARTITION CHANGES, NEW/RELOCATED PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEAN$86,500
2013-10-28Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENTS ON THIRD FLOOR. MINOR NON-LOADBEARING PARTITION CHANGES, NEW/RELOCATED PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEAN$86,500
2008-09-03TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; ROLSYN SAVINGS BANK to 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2008-08-25Agreement $695,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.$695,000
2008-08-25AL&R $695,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.$695,000
2008-08-25Mortgage $134,203 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.$134,203
2008-08-25Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO to CAPITAL ONE, N. A.
2004
2004-04-05DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-18AL&R — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2003-12-18Mortgage $600,000 — from 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK$600,000
2003-12-18DEEDO $910,000 — from KAGGEN, MARILYN; KAGGEN, ELIAS; KAGGEN MC CANN, LOIS to 917 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC$910,000
1997
1997-06-05DOB violation LANDMRK:
1990
1990-07-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SMOKE STACK NOT PROPERLY SEALED INSTALL VENT TO OUTDOOR BOLTS CORRODED ON HOT WATER PLATE
1990-07-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 32, 46A BREECHING NOT PROPERLY SEALED TO STACK INSTALL STACK CLEANOUT DOOR AT BASE OF CHIMNEY INSTALL METAL SCREWS AT BREECHING SE
1981
1981-11-09Deed — from KAGGEN ELIAS to KAGGEN ELIAS; KAGGEN SYLVIA
1973
1973-09-04LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NY LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISS; CITY OF NY; CITY OF N Y LANDMA