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6215 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3057280004 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6. 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

Open HPD violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-18.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Lead (2) · Street Condition (2) · Water System (2) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)6215 8TH AVENUE CORP
Head officerCURTIS TRUONG
Managing agentNEWKEY REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,018,000 $458,100
2026$1,222,000 $549,900
2027$1,272,000 $572,400

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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

Subway8 Av — N · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 62 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 62 St · 850 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

6215 8 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

16 311 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 NEWKEY REALTY LLC — 17 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 East 2 Street BK64 A
8616 21 Avenue BK45 A
106 Eldridge Street MN16 A
863 50 Street BK14 A
4824 8 Avenue BK10 A
1910 Avenue V BK10 B
5024 10 Avenue BK8 A
163 Allen Street MN8 A
965 43 Street BK8 A
867 45 Street BK6 A
336 61 Street BK6 B
474 68 Street BK6 A
341 56 Street BK6 A
869 45 Street BK6 A
350 45 Street BK6 C
52-16 94 Street QN5 B
6215 8 Avenue BK5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $495,000 on 2012-02-03 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-02-03AL&R $495,000 — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP to CATHAY BANK $495,000
2012-02-03Mortgage $495,000 — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP to CATHAY BANK $495,000
1994-05-20Mortgage $175,000 — from 6215 8TH AVE CORP to CHAN, LEUNG MAN; CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN $175,000
1987-04-20Mortgage $135,000 — from CHAN, LEUNG MAN; CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $135,000
1984-03-01Mortgage $50,000 — from LUO, JIN CHANG; HUANG, TE MING; HUANG, TE KONG; WONG, TAK YU to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
14
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013004
201801102114
2019501017
2020001023
2021013015
2022012014
2023004015
202400100111
2025006017
2026013026
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-07-06Boiler inspection
2026-05-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2026-04-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-01-23311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-01-02311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-06Boiler inspection
2026-05-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2026-04-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-01-23311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-01-02311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025
2025-10-05311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2025-08-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
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
2025-06-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-03-05Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-02-04311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-01-23311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2024
2024-12-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-11311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2024-06-30311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-04-23311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
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
2024-02-09Boiler inspection
2023
2023-08-31311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2023-07-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-04-05Boiler inspection
2023-03-09311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-07-27311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — Lights From Parking Lot Shining On Building
2022-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-06-01Boiler inspection
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
2021
2021-07-24311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — Lights From Parking Lot Shining On Building
2021-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2021-06-21Boiler inspection
2021-04-21Bedbug 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
2020-10-06Boiler inspection
2020-09-09Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-02-24311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019
2019-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-08-26Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW GAS BOILER AT EXISTING BASEMENT BOILER ROOM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2019-08-26Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW GAS BOILER AT EXISTING BASEMENT BOILER ROOM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2019-08-04HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2019-07-16Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-03-08Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW GAS BOILER AND (3) NEW HOT WATER HEATERS AT EXISTING BASEMENT BOILER ROOM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,500
2019-03-08Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW GAS BOILER AND (3) NEW HOT WATER HEATERS AT EXISTING BASEMENT BOILER ROOM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,500
2018
2018-11-28311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-12HPD 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
2018-08-08TL&R — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP to CATHAY BANK
2018-08-08Mortgage satisfied — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP to CATHAY BANK
2018-07-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-14311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2018-06-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-08311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2018-05-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-26Boiler inspection
2017
2017-08-09311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-03-21311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-03-21311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2017-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-11-01HPD 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
2015
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
2015-09-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2015-09-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2015-08-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-07-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXSITING HAIR SALON IN THE BASEMENT, NEW STORE FRONT. PLUMBING AND PARTITION WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY O$72,355
2015-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-05HPD 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
2014
2014-11-06311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2014-08-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2014-08-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-04-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-03-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-17Job filed: REPLACE AND MODIFY EXISTING EXTERIOR ENTRANCE STAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,400
2013
2013-10-10311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2013-08-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-26311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2013-04-07311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2012
2012-10-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-10-04Job filed: RENOVATE EXIST RETAIL STORE TO HAIR SALOON, INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MINOR PARTITION WORK, NO CHANGE OF USE EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2012-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-24Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING BOILER WITH A NEW BOILER IN BASEMENT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2012-03-12DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2012-02-03AL&R $495,000 — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP to CATHAY BANK$495,000
2012-02-03Mortgage $495,000 — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP to CATHAY BANK$495,000
2011
2011-12-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2010
2010-01-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-01Mortgage satisfied — from 6215 8TH AVENUE CORP. to CHAN, LEUNG MAN; CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN
2000
2000-07-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-04-27Permit AL — ISSUED
1999
1999-07-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1996-01-25Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN; CHAN, LEUNG MAN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-05-20Mortgage $175,000 — from 6215 8TH AVE CORP to CHAN, LEUNG MAN; CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN$175,000
1994-05-20Deed — from CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN; CHAN, LEUNG MAN to 6215 8TH AVE CORP
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-06-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT MORTAR MASONRY TREAD 1ST DOWND FRONT AREAWAY T
1991-06-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1990
1990-03-05HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING BOLT ON LOWER GUIDE RAIL OF FRONT DROP
1990-03-05HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
1987
1987-06-11Mortgage satisfied — from HUANG, TE KONG; WONG, TAK YU; HUANG, TE MING; LUO, JIN CHANG to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
1987-05-18HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1987-04-20Deed — from WONG, TAK YU; LUO, JIN CHANG; HUANG, TE KONG; HUANG, TE MING to CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN; CHAN, LEUNG MAN
1987-04-20Mortgage $135,000 — from CHAN, LEUNG MAN; CHAN, WAI LEUNG; CHAN, WAI SHUN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$135,000
1984
1984-03-01PAT — from WAN, JENNY to WONG, MEE HA WAN
1984-03-01Deed — from WAN, JENNY; WONG, MEE HA WAN to WONG, TAK YU; LUO, JIN CHANG; HUANG, TE KONG; HUANG, TE MING
1984-03-01Mortgage $50,000 — from LUO, JIN CHANG; HUANG, TE MING; HUANG, TE KONG; WONG, TAK YU to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$50,000
1984-03-01Mortgage satisfied — from ZAHARATOS, JOHN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1984-03-01Mortgage satisfied — from BAKALEXIS, HRISTOS; BAKALEXIS, EVDOKIA to ZAHARATOS, JOHN
1982
1982-08-26Agreement — from ZAHARATOS, JOHN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1982-08-26Agreement — from ZAHARATOS, JOHN to WONG, MEE HA
1982-08-04Deed — from WONG, MEE HA WAN to WAN, JENNY; WONG, MEE HA WAN
1982-08-04Deed — from BAKALEXIS, EVDOKIA; BAKALEXIS, HRISTOS to WONG, MEE HA WAN
1978
1978-12-12Deed — from ZAHARATOS JOHN to BAKALEXIS EVDOKIA; BAKALEXIS HRISTOS
1978-12-12Mortgage — from BAKALEXIS HRISTOS; BAKALEXIS EVDOKIA to ZAHARATOS JOHN
1973
1973-07-24Deed — from REILLY MARGARET; REILLY THOMAS to ZAHARATOS JOHN
1973-07-24Mortgage — from ZAHARATOS JOHN to THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
1973-07-24Mortgage — from ZAHARATOS JOHN to REILLY THOMAS; REILLY MARGARET
1973-06-25RTXL — from JENSEN CARL P DECD
1973-06-25RTXL — from JENSEN CARL P (DECD)
1967
1967-05-31Mortgage assigned — from NICOLAIDES GEORGE to HIONAS WILLIAM
1967-03-14Mortgage — from REILLY MARGARET; REILLY THOMAS to HIONAS WILLIAM; NICOLAIDES GEORGE
1967-03-02Deed — from FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK AS EXEC; JENSEN CARL P EXR OF to REILLY THOMAS; REILLY MARGARET
1967-03-02Mortgage — from REILLY MARGARET; REILLY THOMAS to BAY RIDGE SV BK

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