5208 8th Avenue

5208 8th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 43 open HPD violations, 8 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 8 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (43 open, 8 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 (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 23, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

43 open violations: 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 6 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 46 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-12-13. Newest violation issued 2022-09-13. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-05-16. HPD violation 15161113
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-05-16. HPD violation 15161910
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-05-16. HPD violation 15161114
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT BUILDING STREET ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2022-05-16. HPD violation 15159131
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, 5th room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-05-16. HPD violation 15161112
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, 5th room from the east, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FLOOR), issued 2022-03-14. HPD violation 15037473
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FLOOR), issued 2022-03-14. HPD violation 15037471
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALED ON BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2016-12-13. HPD violation 11567607

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 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)

1 open DOB violation. 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: JULIANA IN-I CHAO TAM. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3008100043, HPD building ID 134459. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 8 Av (N), 9 min walk
• 53 St (R), 12 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (D), 12 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.