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: Noise (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Real Time Enforcement (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 PAPADIMITROPOULOS
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.
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 Jr and Defina, Joseph 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 JR; DEFINA, JOSEPH SR
$122,000
1985-05-15
Mortgage $187,500 — from DE FINA, JOSEPH FRANCIS to HAMILTON FEDL S/L ASCN
$187,500
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
20
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
1
2
2018
0
1
1
2
2019
0
5
1
6
2020
0
11
1
12
2021
0
10
1
11
2022
0
19
1
20
2023
0
2
2
4
2024
0
2
2
4
2025
1
4
1
6
2026
1
3
2
6
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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
2026-10-12Boiler inspection
2026-07-31311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-03Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN ROOTS ITALIAN · mice evidence
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
2025-10-15Boiler inspection
2025-09-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
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
2025-04-17311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
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
2024-11-22Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN ROOTS ITALIAN — grade A
2024-09-20Boiler inspection
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
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
2023-09-27Boiler inspection
2023-06-15Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN ROOTS ITALIAN — grade A
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
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-10-03Boiler inspection
2022-08-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
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
2022-02-18HPD 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
2021-09-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-01Boiler inspection
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
2020-12-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-12-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-10-09Boiler inspection
2020-07-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2020-06-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-05-05311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-03311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing