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8501 20 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3063460003 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Snow or Ice (3) · Graffiti (2) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Wood Pile Remaining (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$770,000 $346,500
2026$783,000 $352,350
2027$827,000 $372,150

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Bella PizzeriaPizzaAMice evidence
Modi To GeorgiaEastern EuropeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

Subway20 Av — D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 20 Av — B1 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

8501 20 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 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

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017045110
2018089118
201903508
202040318
202112317
202200213
202301337
202400235
202500516
2026018413
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-08-15311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-04-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-03Restaurant inspection: LA BELLA PIZZERIA — grade A
2026-03-20Boiler inspection
2026-03-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: LA BELLA PIZZERIA · mice evidence
2026-02-04Restaurant inspection: MODI TO GEORGIA — grade A
2026-02-04311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-15311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-04-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-03Restaurant inspection: LA BELLA PIZZERIA — grade A
2026-03-20Boiler inspection
2026-03-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: LA BELLA PIZZERIA · mice evidence
2026-02-04Restaurant inspection: MODI TO GEORGIA — grade A
2026-02-04311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-08-30311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-05-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-04-27311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2025-03-26311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2025-03-16311: Wood Pile Remaining — Remove Debris
2025-02-24Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-07-25Restaurant inspection: MODI TO GEORGIA — grade A
2024-06-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-05-09Restaurant inspection: LA BELLA PIZZERIA — grade A
2024-04-16Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-08311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Unsafe Driving
2023-08-29311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-28311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2023-04-07Boiler inspection
2023-03-08Restaurant inspection: MODI TO GEORGIA — grade B · mice evidence
2023-02-15Restaurant inspection: MODI TO GEORGIA · mice evidence
2022
2022-10-03Boiler inspection
2022-09-19311: Dead Animal — Bird
2022-05-19311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021
2021-12-23Boiler inspection
2021-12-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-03-16311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2021-03-16311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2021-01-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SHED BUILT AT EXPOSURE#4 WITHOUT PERMITCREATING EXTRA ROOM APPROX 20 FT DEEP X 6 FT WIDE WITH ROOF
2021-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-29311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-11-26Boiler inspection
2020-10-29Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2020-10-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED
2020-10-22Job filed: REPLACE PARAPET WALL ALONG 20TH AVENUE AS PER INDICATED ON PLAN. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$25,000
2020-10-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-08-08311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2019
2019-08-25311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2019-08-12311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2019-08-12311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2019-06-01311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-04-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35341629K ISSUED ON 6/26/18,AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF $1,250
2019-02-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35369786Z ISSUED ON 10-23-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$625
2019-01-23DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018
2018-11-15311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-11-15DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.OBSERVED INSTALLED ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGN AT PARAPET SITE 6 BY 20FT READS "NEW WAY TASTE INC".REM:OBTAIN ALL RE$800
2018-10-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2018-10-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2018-10-10DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018-08-04311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.OBSERVED ABOVE ENTRANCE TO ESTABLISHMENT THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGN PRIOR TO OBTAINING A$1,250
2018-06-20Boiler inspection
2018-05-31311: Sidewalk Condition — Cellar Door Open/Unprotected
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-08311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2017
2017-11-03Boiler inspection
2017-09-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-09-26311: Dirty Conditions — E11 Litter Surveillance
2017-09-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.OPERATING ILLEGAL PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT "YI JING"AKA MASSAGE PARLOR IN COMMERCIAL DIST$400
2017-09-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS.GROUND FLOOR OCCUPIED AS "YI JING" A MASSAGE PARLOR OFFERING BODY MASSAGE WITH 3$600
2017-09-05311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2017-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-06-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-05-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-12-20311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2016-12-20311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2016-06-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-09-06311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2015-08-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-06-17311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2014
2014-08-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-04-14311: Other Enforcement — ECR Commercial Routing Sticker
2013
2013-12-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-09-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-07-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-04-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-08-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010
2010-07-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2008
2008-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-09-29Deed — from SCHER FAMILY PARTNERS, L.P.; SCHER, GERALD I to SCHER 20TH AVENUE LLC
2005
2005-03-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-10Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCC UPANCY.$3,000
2003
2003-04-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-11-04Job filed: Install A/C unit on the roof and replace plumbing fixtures as per schecdule B. Replace floor tiles as per plan. No change in Use Egress or Occupacny u$16,000
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-01-27Deed — from SCHER, ROSE to SCHER FAMILY PARTNERS, L.P.
1995
1995-01-24Deed — from SCHER, MYRON P to SCHER, GERALD I; SCHER, HERMAN; SCHER, ROSE
1979
1979-02-27Deed — from SCHER DOREEN; SCHER MYRON to SCHER MYRON
1974
1974-06-18Deed — from SCHER HERMAN; SCHER GERALD; SCHER MYRON to SCHER DOREEN; SCHER MYRON; SCHER ROSE; SCHER HERMAN; SCHER GERALD
1974-06-18Deed — from SPANOS ROSE to SCHER HERMAN; SCHER GERALD; SCHER MYRON
1974-06-18Mortgage — from SCHER HERMAN; SCHER GERALD; SCHER MYRON to GREENPOINT SAVS BK
1966
1966-03-04Deed — from SPANOS THEODORE; THOMAS THEODORE; THOMAS ANTIGONE; SPANOS ROSE to SPANOS ROSE; SPANOS THEODORE

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