79 South 8th Street

79 South 8th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are 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 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: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 1997, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 8 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. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-05. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

2 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: Rats. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS THRU OUT 1 STY NORTH APT 2 , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2153621
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). SECTION 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, BASEMENT REAR., issued 2008-08-20. HPD violation 2153619
• Class B: Leak or water damage (roof). REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER 3 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2075805
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND WALLS THRU OUT 2 STY NORTH APT 2 , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2075809
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK OF EAST WALL NEAR SINK BATHROOM 2 STY APT 2 LOCATED AT APT 2 (apt 2), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2075806
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY APT 1 HERNANDEZ LOCATED AT APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2153620
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY APT 1 HERNANDEZ , SECTION '' '' (apt 1), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2153622
• 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 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18888594

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: DAVID FARKAS. Managing agent: #. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 2, 1997. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 1997 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 3021300026, HPD building ID 372577. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Marcy Av (M, J, Z), 9 min walk
• Hewes St (M, J), 14 min walk
• Bedford Av (L), 14 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.