2166 East 8th Street

2166 East 8th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation 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 (27 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Oct 1, 2008, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 9 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-06. 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: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 5; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2012-11-08. HPD violation 9631194
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HAND CRANK CONTROL,CASEMENT WINDOW NORTHEAST ROOM LOCATED AT APT 2-F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2-F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 4385202
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE MARB;LE DOOR SADDLE ,UNDER ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2-F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2-F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 4385201
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BALLCOCK ASSEMBLY ,TANK IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2-F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2-F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 4385204
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALL SWITCH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2-F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2-F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 4385203
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, foyer, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD AND VINYL TILE FLOOR -ENTRANCE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2-F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2-F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 4385197
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18870638
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-09. HPD violation 17985772

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)

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.

Owner and management

Owner: SONNY FAKSE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 29, 2007. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2008 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3071340029, HPD building ID 240554. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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