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8736 18 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3064020040 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11214, 75% 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 violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-09.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (5) · Illegal Parking (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Building/Use (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GS 18 Property LLC
Head officerYIN CHEW
Managing agentGS 18 Property LLC
Last registered2026-07-28

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,076,000 $64,560
2026$1,331,000 $79,860
2027$1,396,000 $83,760

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

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

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

Subway18 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / Bath Av — B8 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars
Middle: The Madeleine Brennan School. 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

8736 18 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GS 18 PROPERTY LLC — 2 buildings, 6 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1804 Bath Avenue BK4 C
8736 18 Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $610,000 on 2023-01-25 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-25Mortgage $610,000 — from GS 18 PROPERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $610,000
2023-01-25AL&R $610,000 — from GS 18 PROPERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $610,000
2023-01-25Deed $1,650,000 — from PILATO, GERALD; PILATO, LINDA to GS 18 PROPERTY LLC $1,650,000
2023-01-11Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $825,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2019
2020
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170303
20180303
2019025025
2020015015
20210202
20220000
20230448
20240202
20250505
20262204
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-08-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2026-08-10DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-08-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2026-08-10DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-04-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-05-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-11-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-01-25Mortgage $610,000 — from GS 18 PROPERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$610,000
2023-01-25AL&R $610,000 — from GS 18 PROPERTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$610,000
2023-01-25Deed $1,650,000 — from PILATO, GERALD; PILATO, LINDA to GS 18 PROPERTY LLC$1,650,000
2023-01-19311: Construction Lead Dust — Coming into Apartment
2023-01-11Sold for $1,650,000$1,650,000
2023-01-08311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021
2021-10-27311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-09-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-21311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020-07-11311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-07-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-04-08Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-04-08Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2020-04-08Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2020-04-08311: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2020-04-08311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2020-04-08311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-04-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd S
2020-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD WINDOW STOOL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd
2020-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd
2020-01-16HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2020-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK WINDOW SILL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1,
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL ,, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st
2019-12-13HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st S
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2019-12-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-12-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-08-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-07-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-05-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-05-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR GYPSUM WALLBOARD AT CEILING IN THE BATHROO
2019-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F
2019-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WATER CLOSET TO FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NOR
2019-01-09HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F
2019-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2019-01-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-01-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2019-01-02311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2018
2018-10-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-06-13311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2018-04-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-06-22HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2017-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2017-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2016
2016-05-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2016-05-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2016-02-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-07-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-07-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-03-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WINDOW/FRAME
2013-03-22311: PAINT - PLASTER — WINDOW/FRAME
2011
2011-06-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-06-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2010
2010-11-10Job filed: FILING FOR AN OIL TO GAS CONVERSION IN THE CELLAR.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR O CCUPANCY$14,000
2010-10-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. BASED ON PHYSICAL OBSERVATION OF WORK BEING PERFORMED IN CELLAR OF ABOVE ADDRESS AS STATED ON EMERGENCY WORK NO$1,600
2010-07-12Deed — from PILATO, GERALD to PILATO, GERALD; PILATO, LINDA
2010-04-29DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED THE ILLEGAL EREC TION OF A 20' X 40' ONE STORY REAR HORIZONTAL EXTENSION AT 1
2010-03-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-10-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,50A,B,C,D,E,F,G.50A-NO FUSABLE LINK FIRE DAMPER ON FRESH AIR INTAKE.50B-SEALED AROUND FRESH AIR INTAKE TO BOILER ROOM WALL.50$250
2008-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-19ECB Hazardous violation: WOR W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED AT REAR OF PREMISES A WOODEN STRUCTURE EXTENSION WAS ADDED TO EXTEND AUTOMOBILE SHOP AT 1ST FL AREA BU
2008-03-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING INSTALLED A NON ILLUMINATED SIGN W/ FRAMEWORK BRACKETS ETC W/O A PERMIT. WORDING ON SIGN "THREE STAR AUTO GLASS, WINDOW TIN$200
2008-02-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-02-01Deed — from 8736 18TH AVE CORP to PILATO, GERALD
1987
1987-02-17Mortgage satisfied — from 8736 18TH AVE CORP to TARULLI, JACK; SPANO, PETER A
1978
1978-07-17Mortgage — from 8736 18TH AVE CORP to TARULLI JACK
1978-07-17Deed — from SPANO PETER A; TARULLI JACK to 8736 18TH AVE CORP

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