2160 East 8th Street

2160 East 8th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 37 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (37 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (2 open DOB violations), 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)

37 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 15 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 49 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-18. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-03-17. HPD violation 13632457
• Class C: Leak or water damage, bathroom. D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED CLG LEAK 1 STY FRONT APT 1F BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1F), issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1315472
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG 1 STY FROTN APT 1F BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1F), issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1315473
• Class B: Unapproved alteration (basement). DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE, HOT PLATE AT WEST CELLAR, issued 2020-03-17. HPD violation 13632846
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS SINK, WATERCLOSET, WASHBASIN AND SHOWER STALL AT WEST CELLAR, issued 2020-03-17. HPD violation 13632441
• Class B: Broken window or sash, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW BALANCE. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT R1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt R1), issued 2016-08-29. HPD violation 11367269
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING & WEST WALL. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT R1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt R1), issued 2016-08-29. HPD violation 11367325
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT R1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt R1), issued 2016-07-20. HPD violation 11316927

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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)

2 open DOB violations. 2 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: 2160 EAST 8TH STREET LLC. Head officer: Sofia Geisinsky. Managing agent: 2160 East 8th Street LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3071340027, HPD building ID 240550. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue U (Q), 8 min walk
• Neck Rd (Q), 9 min walk
• Avenue U (F), 11 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.