8501 Ft Hamilton Parkway

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06037-0006BIN 3153222

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02310 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 51 apartments
03275 of those issued in the last 3 years
04108 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0536 active DOB violation(s)
064 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 18), active since 2025-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,142 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 50 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 51 apartments.

2018 — 50 units registered2023 — 50

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

1137

Open now

1387

On record

310

Open Class C

592

Open Class B

232

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 1E, VACATE ORDER #260402 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 2E, VACATE ORDER #260402 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3KIssued 2026-10-19

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE UPPER WINDOW SASH AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3K, 3rd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

866

All time

485

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water252

Unsanitary Condition217

Door/Window73

Plumbing68

Paint/Plaster64

General62

Water Leak41

Electric39

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

142

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential82

Unspecified27

Commercial13

Street/Sidewalk13

Vehicle7

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

202

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony61

Misdemeanor119

Violation22

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-17

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2026-03-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDJUDGMENTOpened 2025-04-28

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-21

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

8501 Fort Hamilton Parkway LTD

Head officer

Dean Horowitz

Managing agent

Joel spitzer

8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$50,625

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 22026-07-29$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-07-29$2,500 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-05-08$6,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-08-29$12,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1995-05-02 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-04-14 · $1,006,441.1

Mortgage2022-04-14$1,006,441.1

borrower 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2017-05-24$1,052,903.62

borrower 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. · lender DIME COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-07-01$753,689.18

borrower 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. · lender BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA

Mortgage2009-06-30$1,080,422.14

borrower 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY, LTD. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-05-30$631,690.38

borrower 8501 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY LTD. · lender F/K/A COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO CFS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale