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8612 3 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3060430042 · 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 class2
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 6.7. 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

Open HPD violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-18.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$1,988,000 $119,280
2026$2,062,000 $123,720
2027$2,204,000 $132,240

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CarvelFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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: 86 St / 3 Av — B16 · 100 ft
Citi Bike89 St & 3 Ave · 650 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

8612 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

2 311 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: $750,000 on 2013-09-25 (lender: Intervest National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-25Deed $1,275,000 — from EXREMSEN, LLC to JBB NORTH PROPERTIES LLC $1,275,000
2013-09-25Mortgage $750,000 — from JBB NORTH PROPERTIES, LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $750,000
2010-04-14Mortgage $710,076 — from EXREMSEN,LLC; LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES ,LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $710,076
2010-04-14Agreement $2,450,000 — from LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES ,LLC; EXREMSEN,LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,450,000
2010-04-14AL&R $2,450,000 — from LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES ,LLC; EXREMSEN,LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,450,000
2008-08-05AL&R $500,000 — from VENNER, GRACE CHANG; VENNER, STUART to ZAKAR, GAIL; LOVASCIO, JACK; QUITONI, LINDA $500,000
2008-08-05Mortgage $500,000 — from VENNER, STUART; VENNER, GRACE CHANG to ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK $500,000
2008-08-05Deed $1,275,000 — from LOVASCIO, JACK; ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA to VENNER, GRACE CHANG; VENNER, STUART $1,275,000
2005-03-15Mortgage $250,000 — from ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $250,000
2005-03-15AL&R $250,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to ZAKAR, GAIL; LOVASCIO, JACK; QUITONI, LINDA $250,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201710203
201800000
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202000000
202100404
202200303
202300213
202400112
202525018
202600101
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-08-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2025-10-30Restaurant inspection: CARVEL — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2025
2025-10-30Restaurant inspection: CARVEL — grade A
2025-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-07-22Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-07-16Job filed: REPAIR STOREFRONT$20,000
2025-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-03DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-26DOB violation C: STRUCTURE RENDERING NON COMPLIANT DUE TO VEHICLE IMPACTING BUILDING, AND LEAVING COMMERCIAL SPACE EXPOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
2025-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-07-03Restaurant inspection: CARVEL — grade A
2024-04-14311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2023
2023-06-01Restaurant inspection: CARVEL — grade A
2023-04-22311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2023-04-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-09-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2022-09-08311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-09-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2021
2021-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2021-09-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-08-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-01-14311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2016
2016-09-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-05-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-05-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-04-24311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2015
2015-10-21DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-08-30311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2015-07-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK NO PERMIT-OBSERVED NEW SPRINKLER HEAD REPLACED AT FRONT HALL ENTRANCE 1ST FL. REQUIRED PERMIT FOR REPLACED & TRESTING ENTIRE $800
2015-02-20311: Plumbing — Sprinkler System - Inadequate
2015-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-08-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-06-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2014-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-09-25Deed $1,275,000 — from EXREMSEN, LLC to JBB NORTH PROPERTIES LLC$1,275,000
2013-09-25Mortgage $750,000 — from JBB NORTH PROPERTIES, LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK$750,000
2013-09-25PREL — from SIGNATURE BANK to EXREMSEN, LLC; LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
2013-09-25REL — from EXREMSEN, LLC; LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
2013-09-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK OVER THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STO
2013-09-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS AT PUBLIC HA
2013-09-04HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2013-08-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-08-27311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-08-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-08-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2013-08-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-08-12311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-08-12311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2013-08-12311: PLUMBING — SHOWER-STALL
2013-08-12311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-08-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-08-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SHOWER-STALL
2013-08-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-04-10311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2013-02-20311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2013-02-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2013-02-18311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2012
2012-03-08City emergency repair (OMO): apt. # topfl @ rm. n/2. repair the ceiling a$320
2012-02-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... NORTH WALL APPROX. 4 SQ FT IN THE 1st ROOM FRO
2012-02-10HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH
2012-02-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2012-02-10HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NO
2012-02-09311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2012-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2011
2011-10-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE AP
2011-10-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PVT, 2nd STORY, 1s
2011-09-27311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-09-27311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2011-09-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FIRE-ESCAPE
2011-09-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2011-09-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2011-09-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-03-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2011-01-08311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2010
2010-04-21TL&R — from VENNER, STUART; CHANG VENNER, GRACE to QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK; ZAKAR, GAIL
2010-04-21Mortgage satisfied — from VENNER, STUART; CHANG VENNER, GRACE to LOVASCIO, JACK; ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA
2010-04-14Mortgage $710,076 — from EXREMSEN,LLC; LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES ,LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$710,076
2010-04-14Agreement $2,450,000 — from LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES ,LLC; EXREMSEN,LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,450,000
2010-04-14Deed — from VENNER, STUART; VENNER, GRACE CHANG to EXREMSEN, LLC
2010-04-14AL&R $2,450,000 — from LINKING RING REALTY ASSOCIATES ,LLC; EXREMSEN,LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,450,000
2009
2009-07-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2008
2008-08-21TL&R — from QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK; ZAKAR, GAIL
2008-08-21Mortgage satisfied — from LOVASCIO, JACK; QUITONI, LINDA; ZAKAR, GAIL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2008-08-05AL&R $500,000 — from VENNER, GRACE CHANG; VENNER, STUART to ZAKAR, GAIL; LOVASCIO, JACK; QUITONI, LINDA$500,000
2008-08-05Mortgage $500,000 — from VENNER, STUART; VENNER, GRACE CHANG to ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK$500,000
2008-08-05PAT — from VENNER, GRACE CHANG to VENNER, STUART
2008-08-05PAT — from LOVASCIO, JACK to QUITONI, LINDA
2008-08-05Deed $1,275,000 — from LOVASCIO, JACK; ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA to VENNER, GRACE CHANG; VENNER, STUART$1,275,000
2005
2005-03-15Mortgage $250,000 — from ZAKAR, GAIL; QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$250,000
2005-03-15AL&R $250,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to ZAKAR, GAIL; LOVASCIO, JACK; QUITONI, LINDA$250,000
2005-03-15PAT — from LOVASCIO, JACK to ZAKAR, GAIL
2004
2004-10-21Deed — from LINDA QUITONI EXECUTRIX HANNAH LOVASCIO to QUITONI, LINDA; LOVASCIO, JACK; ZAKAR, GAIL
2003
2003-06-19Permit SG — ISSUED
2003-05-16ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERRIOR BUILDING WALL DEFECTS IS MISSING BRICKS AT ROOF PARAPET OBSERVED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ALSO WOOD SH
2003-03-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2003-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-02-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-02-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON THE 1ST FLOOR INCLUDING NEW FLOOR AND STOREFRONT UP TO THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL WITH MINOR WORK ON THE CELLAR FLOOR ALL AS PER PLAN$50,000
2003-02-21Job filed: NO WORK TO BE DONE UNDER THIS APPLICATION, APPLICATION FILED TO CHANGE USE ON THE CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR FROM DRINKING EST. TO ICE CREAM PARLOR ALL AS P$1,000
2003-02-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON THE 1ST FLOOR INCLUDING NEW FLOOR AND STOREFRONT UP TO THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL WITH MINOR WORK ON THE CELLAR FLOOR ALL AS PER PLAN$50,000
1995
1995-09-06DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-05-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. PREMISES OCCUPIED UNDER ALT#242416 HAS EXPIRED ON 12/28/93 REM
1994-04-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ALT-119/89 TEMPORARY C OF O #241889 ISSUED EXPIRED 09/28/93 RE
1994-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1993
1993-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-29Permit SG — ISSUED
1992
1992-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
1992-07-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
1992-07-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
1992-06-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A VARIONCE. WORK NOTED: STOREFRONT CONSTRUCTION @ 1ST FLOOR &CELLAR. REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK EXIT BETWEEN 8:00 AM - 6:00 P.$500
1992-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
1992-06-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: ENTIRE INTERIOR DEMOLITION 1ST FLOOR, 8'-0' X 16'-0' WOOD DECK WITH JACCUZZI. 2ND FLOOR. REAR; ALL WORK U$350
1992-05-22DOB complaint, category ?
1992-05-22DOB complaint, category ?

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