2222 East 18th Street

2222 East 18th Street in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, has 39 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 67 of 67 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family elevator · 67 units · Built 1963

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 11 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 67 of 67 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (39 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 11 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

39 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 7 class A. 36 issued in the last 12 months. 265 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1990-12-18. Newest violation issued 2026-07-27.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 82 days from issue to close for the 30 violations closed in the last 12 months.

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

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-05-06. HPD violation 18850765
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (basement). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TERRAZZO FLOOR AT BASEMENT, issued 2026-02-27. HPD violation 18667632
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the north. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT L3, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH'' (apt L3), issued 2025-12-09. HPD violation 18491606
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR UNKEYED PLASTER AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT L3, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH'' (apt L3), issued 2025-12-09. HPD violation 18491608
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the north. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT STEAM RISING THROUGH WOOD FLOORING DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEAM PIPING PRESENTING BURN HAZARD IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT L3, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH'' (apt L3), issued 2025-12-09. HPD violation 18491621
• Class C: Self-closing door not working. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES ON HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY, issued 2024-07-16. HPD violation 17108982
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6H, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6H), issued 2020-07-17. HPD violation 13726225
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 6th floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ,, IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6H, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6H), issued 2020-07-17. HPD violation 13726254

311 housing complaints

20 in the last 12 months, 69 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (11), Paint/Plaster (4), Plumbing (2), Door/Window (1), Elevator (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

67 of 67 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 67 in 2024, 67 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 2222 MANAGEMENT CORP. Head officer: YAKOV GELB. Managing agent: YAKOV GELB. This owner has 22 buildings on record, 18 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3073780078, HPD building ID 247639. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Neck Rd (Q), 2 min walk
• Avenue U (Q), 5 min walk
• Sheepshead Bay (B, Q), 13 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 2026-10-27.