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8518 3 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3060330047 · 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 class3
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 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$13,700 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 (1911)
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$1,536,000 $92,160
2026$1,468,000 $88,080
2027$1,407,000 $84,420

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Red BowlChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway86 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 86 St — B37 · 100 ft
Citi Bike84 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock
Middle: 407 (6), 201 (7-8). 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

8518 3 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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2008-04-30 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-04-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2008-04-30Deed $2,065,000 — from 8518 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC to 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC $2,065,000
1983-02-25Mortgage $90,000 — from JANBAR REALTY CORP to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSOC $90,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170221023
20180012012
201900909
202000101
202121003
202200202
202300516
202422116
202501203
202600112
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-07-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-06-03Restaurant inspection: RED BOWL · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-06-03Restaurant inspection: RED BOWL · mice evidence
2025
2025-04-17311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-10311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2024
2024-12-04Restaurant inspection: RED BOWL — grade A
2024-10-11Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-07-25Job filed: EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH INSTALLATION OF A NEW AWNING AND THE REMOVAL OF A STORM ENCLOSURE AND NON-ELECTRICAL SIGNAGE $4,700
2024-05-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED : OBSERVED AT FRONT OF BUILDING ,AT EXPOSURE 1 TWO ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGN WITH WITH WHITE AND ORANGE$1,250
2024-04-18311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2024-04-18DOB complaint, category ?
2023
2023-11-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-10-14311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2023-06-21Restaurant inspection: RED BOWL — grade A
2023-05-19311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2023-03-31311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2023-02-10311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022
2022-12-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022-10-20311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021
2021-11-05Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-11-01Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST. EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT WITH, REPAIR/REPLACE/NEW PARTITION, FLOOR, CEILING, DOOR, PAINTING, STOREFRONT, COUNTER AS PER $9,000
2021-10-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020
2020-11-09311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2019
2019-11-04311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-09-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-07-17311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019-06-15311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-02-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-11-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-09-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-05-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-05-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-01-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-12-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-11-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-11-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-04-14311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2017-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2017-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2017-04-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-12-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-12-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-12-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-12-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-12-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-11-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-11-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-11-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-04-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-04-09311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-03-31311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-03-17311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015
2015-09-01Certificate of occupancy Final
2015-05-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-12-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-12-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-11-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-11-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-29311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-06-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-02-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013
2013-09-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC DETECTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ON THE CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR.$4,000
2013-02-05311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-12-26311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-06-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-13Job filed: PA
2011
2011-09-30311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2011-06-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-02-17311: Sidewalk Condition — Cellar Door Open/Unprotected
2011-02-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-02-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010
2010-11-23311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2010-05-01311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2010-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-20Job filed: INSTALL WOOD FENCE
2010-04-20Job filed: INSTALL WOOD FENCE
2010-04-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-04-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-02-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-01-15CERT — from HOME ABSTRACT CORP.
2009
2009-12-17Job filed: A1$50,000
2009-12-17Job filed: A1$50,000
2009-11-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-11-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE, REMOVE/INSTALL NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND CAP AND REMOVE PLUMBING FIXTIRES AS PER PLANS. NO$61,000
2009-11-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE, REMOVE/INSTALL NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND CAP AND REMOVE PLUMBING FIXTIRES AS PER PLANS. NO$61,000
2009-11-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE, REMOVE/INSTALL NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND CAP AND REMOVE PLUMBING FIXTIRES AS PER PLANS. NO$61,000
2008
2008-12-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. GUT RENOVATION OF APT ON 3RD FL UNDERWAY INCLUDING REMOVAL OF FIRE RATED MA$1,000
2008-12-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC 27-132 & BC 1704.1.1 MISC VIOL: FAIL TO FILE A SPECIAL INSPECTION STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT & PR
2008-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-12-02DOB violation C: MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED TENANT PROTECTI ON PLAN WHEN PERFORMING CONSTRUCTION WORK IN A BUILDING WITH
2008-10-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-09-16Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 2 FILED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION & PARTITION WORK TO EXISTING SECOND & THIRD FLOOR DWELLING UNITS. NO INCREASE IN FLOOR AREA, N$48,496
2008-08-14REL — from 8530 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC; 8518 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2008-08-14Mortgage satisfied — from 8518 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC; 8530 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2008-04-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$1,500,000
2008-04-30AL&R — from 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2008-04-30Deed $2,065,000 — from 8518 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC to 8520 BROOKLYN REALTY LLC$2,065,000
2006
2006-12-18Deed — from ZERO, DOMINICK T to 8518 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CO. LLC
1998
1998-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-07-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-05-30Deed — from ZERO, DOMINICK T to 8530 THIRD AVENURE REALTY CO LLC
1995-05-30Deed — from ZERO, DOMINICK T ZERO to 8518 THIRD AVE REALTY CO LLC
1992
1992-11-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-08-12Permit SG — ISSUED
1990
1990-10-22DOB complaint, category ?
1990-07-27DECL — from ZERO, DOMENICK T
1988
1988-10-12Mortgage satisfied — from JANBAR REALTY CORP to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSN
1985
1985-07-26Deed — from JANBAR REALTY CORP to ZERO, DOMINICK T
1985-03-06LEAS — from JANBAR REALTY CORP to J J M CORP
1983
1983-02-25Mortgage $90,000 — from JANBAR REALTY CORP to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSOC$90,000

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