165 Sands Street

165 Sands Street in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, has 11 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: A (93/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 120 units · Built 1902

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: A (Excellent, 93/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (11 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 20 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2013-08-26. Newest violation issued 2022-04-01. 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: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the west wall, 1st room from the north, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WINDOW SASH AT THE WEST WALL, ( STUCK IN OPENED POSITION ) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 603, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 603), issued 2022-04-01. HPD violation 15077341
• Class B: Mold, floor, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... ( APPROX- 4 SQ,FT ) AT FLOOR INSIDE BASE-CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 215, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13525221 ISSUED 31-DEC-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 215), issued 2020-05-01. HPD violation 13668993
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RATED MATERIAL AT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY, SECTION AT EAST, issued 2013-09-12. HPD violation 9961700
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 610, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST (apt 610), issued 2013-09-12. HPD violation 9961698
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). THAT IS MISSING LOCATED AT APT 610, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST (apt 610), issued 2013-09-12. HPD violation 9961699
• Class B: Mold, 2nd room from the north, 6th floor. SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... COVERING APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET AT THE WALLS AND FLOOR IN THE CLOSET IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 610, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST (apt 610), issued 2013-09-05. HPD violation 9961689
• Class B: Mold, 2nd room from the east, 6th floor. SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROXIMATELY SQ FT 20 AT WALL. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 610, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 610), issued 2013-08-26. HPD violation 9952270
• Class A: Gas defect. HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED, issued 2021-03-15. HPD violation 14069118

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Plumbing (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 6 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: CHUNG HWA TENANTS CORP. Head officer: Aaron Edmiston. Managing agent: BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3000680107, HPD building ID 366256. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• York St (F), 3 min walk
• High St (A, C), 7 min walk
• Clark St (2, 3), 10 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.