840 East 8th Street

840 East 8th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (67/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 168 units · Built 1953

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 67/100)

• 25 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 20 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (25 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (20 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 11 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 49 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-12-02. Newest violation issued 2023-05-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, private hall, 6th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOME SYSTEM AT PRIVATE HALL AT WEST WALL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-16. HPD violation 15974528
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 2nd room from the north, 6th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT WINDOW RECESS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-16. HPD violation 15974531
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-12. HPD violation 15974533
• Class B: Leak or water damage, east wall, 1st room from the north, 6th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT WINDOW RECESS AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-12. HPD violation 15974542
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-12. HPD violation 15974543
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 2nd room from the north, 6th floor. HMC: REFIT UPPER AND LOWER SASH WINDOW AT FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-12. HPD violation 15974532
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-12. HPD violation 15974529
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELINE ENEMAIL GLAZE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6M), issued 2023-05-12. HPD violation 15974530

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 15 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 20 infested units in the last 3 years, including re-infestations. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 20 infested, 2 treated, 2 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 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.

Owner and management

Owner: KINGS OAKS TERRACE CO-OP APTS,INC. Head officer: LEONARD B STRUM. Managing agent: KINGS OAKS TERRACE CO-OPERATIVE APTS., INC.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3065100001, HPD building ID 240813. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 18 Av (F), 8 min walk
• Avenue H (Q), 8 min walk
• Avenue I (F), 8 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.