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8518 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3060350047 · 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 class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$40,580 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 (1921)
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$1,647,000 $98,820
2026$1,794,000 $107,640
2027$1,817,000 $109,020

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blossom DinerAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway86 St — R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 5 Av — B16 S53 S93 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 88 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts
Middle: 407 (6), 104 (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 5 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

7 311 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

1050
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
10
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170112
20180112
20190112
20200011
20210112
20220011
20230112
20240145
202545110
20260022
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06Boiler inspection
2026-03-10Restaurant inspection: BLOSSOM DINER — grade A
2025-12-18311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-12-02311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-11-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06Boiler inspection
2026-03-10Restaurant inspection: BLOSSOM DINER — grade A
2025
2025-12-18311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-12-02311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-11-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-10-09Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2025-10-09Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-09-13Job filed: GAS WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING DINER RENOVATION.$15,230
2025-09-13Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH BUILDING RENOVATION$25,350
2025-08-20Boiler inspection
2025-02-26311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-01-26311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2024
2024-12-08311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2024-11-14Restaurant inspection: BLOSSOM DINER — grade A
2024-03-29Restaurant inspection: BLOSSOM DINER — grade A
2024-03-21Boiler inspection
2024-02-28Restaurant inspection: BLOSSOM DINER · mice evidence
2023
2023-11-08311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Base Door/Cover Missing
2023-03-28Boiler inspection
2022
2022-07-28Boiler inspection
2021
2021-11-05Boiler inspection
2021-07-23311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2020
2020-11-11Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-10Boiler inspection
2019-08-29311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Base Door/Cover Missing
2018
2018-10-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-06Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-09Boiler inspection
2017-08-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016
2016-12-18311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015
2015-11-06311: Cranes and Derricks — Crane/Suspension Scaffold - No Permit/License/Cert./Unsafe/Illegal
2015-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-13311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2015-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2015-04-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-07-26311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2014-05-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-09-28311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2013-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-10-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-10-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-09-24311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011
2011-11-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-11-16311: Noise — Noise: Other Noise Sources (Use Comments) (NZZ)
2011-07-26Job filed: PA
2011-07-26Job filed: PA
2011-07-26Job filed: PA
2004
2004-08-10Deed — from GENTILE, LILLIAN; TESORIERO, ANNA to A & J GENTILE LLC
2004-04-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2004-04-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-04-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-04-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2004-04-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-04-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-02Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCC UPANCY$2,000
2002-05-02Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCC UPANCY$2,000
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1983
1983-01-11Deed — from GENTILE, JOSEPHINE EX/OF to GENTILE, LILLIAN; TESORIERO, ANNA

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