A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. 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 violations
6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-05.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Street Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1925)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-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)
8618 8620 3RD AVENUE REALTY
Head officer
JOHN PAPDIMITROPULOS
Managing agent
JOHN PAPADIMITROPOULOS
Last registered
2025-09-05
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
$734,400
$330,480
2026
$881,000
$396,450
2027
$1,036,000
$466,200
The city's market estimate has risen
41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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
Subway
86 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 86 St — B37 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
89 St & 3 Ave · 600 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.
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: $122,000 on
1995-11-08 (lender: Defina, Joseph E Jr and Defina, Joseph E Sr). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1995-11-08
Mortgage $122,000 — from 8618-8620 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CORP to DEFINA, JOSEPH E JR; DEFINA, JOSEPH E SR
$122,000
1985-05-15
Mortgage $187,500 — from DE FINA, JOSEPH F to HAMILTON FEDL S/L ASCN
$187,500
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
17
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
5
0
8
2018
0
2
0
2
2019
0
4
0
4
2020
0
17
0
17
2021
0
8
0
8
2022
1
12
0
13
2023
0
4
0
4
2024
0
5
1
6
2025
1
3
0
4
2026
0
1
1
2
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HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: HO'BRAH — grade A
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
2025
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
2025-05-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2025-04-17311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-11-26HPD 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
2024-09-20Restaurant inspection: HO'BRAH — grade A
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
2023-11-17HPD 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
2023-03-17HPD 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
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-09-08311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-05-26311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022-03-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
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
2021-04-05HPD 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
2011-10-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2011-08-10Job filed: HEREWITH FILING AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR FROM CLUB ROOM TO EATING AND DRINKING , NO CHANGE PROPOSSED ON UPPER FLOORS$1,000
2011-08-10Job filed: HEREWITH FILING AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR FROM CLUB ROOM TO EATING AND DRINKING , NO CHANGE PROPOSSED ON UPPER FLOORS$1,000
2011-06-28311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2010-12-21311: Water Conservation — Wasting Faucets,Sinks,Flushometer,Urinal,Etc. - Private Residence (CWR)
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2007
2007-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-06-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM ONLY.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCYGAS VALVE WAS FILED UNDER APPL#301520012$3,000
2007-05-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 16/24B/32A/34A/34B/38/.50A-HOLES IN BOILER ROOM CEILING & WALLS.50B-NOBOILER ROOM DOOR.50C-NO ENERGY SWITCH OUTSIDE BOILER ROOM.$180
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-05-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-09Job filed: Install Fire Suppression system at 1st floor indicated on drawings filed hereiwth. No change in Use Egress or Occupancy under this application. Gas $3,000
2003-04-09Job filed: Install Fire Suppression system at 1st floor indicated on drawings filed hereiwth. No change in Use Egress or Occupancy under this application. Gas $3,000
2003-04-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-03-19Job filed: Renovate existing store, General Construction,Mechanical,Plumbing and storefront work indicated on drawings filed herewith. No change in Use Egress $90,000
2003-03-19Job filed: Renovate existing store, General Construction,Mechanical,Plumbing and storefront work indicated on drawings filed herewith. No change in Use Egress $90,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-11-30Mortgage satisfied — from DEFINA, JOSEPH F JR; DEFINA, JOSEPH FRANCIS to HAMILTON FEDERAL S&LASSOCIATION
1995-11-08Mortgage $122,000 — from 8618-8620 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CORP to DEFINA, JOSEPH E JR; DEFINA, JOSEPH E SR$122,000
1995-11-08Deed — from DEFINA, JOSEPH SR; DEFINA, JOSEPH JR to 8618-8620 THIRD AVENUE REALTY CORP
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-10-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1985
1985-05-15Deed — from MC KINNON, ROBERT JR to DE FINA, JOSEPH JR; DE FINA, JOSEPH SR
1985-05-15Mortgage satisfied — from MC KINNON, ROBERT JR to MC KINNON, DOROTHY I; MC KINNON, ROBERT
1985-05-15Mortgage $187,500 — from DE FINA, JOSEPH F to HAMILTON FEDL S/L ASCN$187,500
1984
1984-10-22Mortgage satisfied — from 8618-20 3RD AVE RLTYCP to DAMASCUS FRATERNITY
1982
1982-06-11Mortgage satisfied — from 8618-20 3RD AVE RTYCORP to ANSBRO, JOHN; ANSBRO, DELIA
1981
1981-01-13Deed — from MCKINNON DOROTHY; MCKINNON ROBERT to MCKINNON ROBERT JR
1981-01-13Mortgage — from MCKINNON ROBERT JR to MCKINNON DOROTHY I; MCKINNON ROBERT
1972
1972-06-07Deed — from 8618-20 3RD AVE RLTY CORP to MCKINNON DOROTHY I; MCKINNON ROBERT
1972-05-18Mortgage — from DAMASCUS FRATERNITY INC to ABOUHATAB ASSAD
1972-05-17Mortgage — from 8618 20 3RD AVE RLTY CORP to DAMASCUS FRATERNITY INC
1972-05-17Deed — from DAMASCUS FRATERNITY INC to 8618-20 3RD AVE RLTY CORP
1972-05-17Mortgage — from 8618 20 3RD AVE RLTY CORP to ANSBRO DELIA; ANSBRO JOHN