285 East 8th Street

285 East 8th Street in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 7 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 79/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• Had 17 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (7 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 23 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-09-14. Newest violation issued 2025-11-19.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 112 days from issue to close for the 5 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2010-02-08. HPD violation 8270039
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FITXURE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2009-09-14. HPD violation 8054716
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2009-09-14. HPD violation 8054720
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2009-09-14. HPD violation 8054724
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2021-02-24. HPD violation 14037308
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 4th floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC WALL TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2009-09-14. HPD violation 8054705
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2009-09-14. HPD violation 8054701

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 17 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: Mohamed Elrowmeim. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 20, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053600082, HPD building ID 240630. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beverley Rd (Q), 7 min walk
• Cortelyou Rd (Q), 8 min walk
• Church Av (F, G), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.