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8502 21 Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11214 BBL 3063460038 5 units · 3 floors · 1928

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bensonhurst
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 8502 21 Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1928
6 or more units
5 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 8502 21 Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
15th percentile

Out of 2202 buildings in this neighborhood, 330 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
48.5%
No serious
violations
37.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
13.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

Average complaint rate per building across everything this landlord owns. High rates signal systemic neglect.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building characteristics
Total units5
Floors3
Year built1928
Gross area4,320 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

8502 21st Ave, New York, NY 11214
2074 85th St, New York, NY 11214
2076 85th St, New York, NY 11214
2078 85th St, New York, NY 11214
2080 85th St, New York, NY 11214
2082 85th St, New York, NY 11214
Who's behind the building

8502 21 Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Meemee Ho
Address
140-07 Poplar Ave
Flushing, NY 11355
Landlord portfolio

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