1683 8 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00870-0002BIN 3016556

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
05$8,750 in unpaid DOB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2019 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building71 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2026-01-12RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2026-01-12RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1RIssued 2025-11-17RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN PIPE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water36

Unsanitary Condition10

Appliance2

Flooring/Stairs2

Electric1

Plumbing1

Safety1

Door/Window1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

214

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential104

Unspecified43

Vehicle41

Street/Sidewalk16

Commercial10

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony13

Misdemeanor20

Violation12

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-07

N1- STRUCTURAL STABILITY REQUESTED FOR INTERIOR CELLAR LEVEL, STRESS CRACKS CEILING JOISTS MEMBER AND FOUNDATION CRACKS POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL STABILITY IN QUESTION.

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

439 16TH STREET INVESTOR, LLC

Head officer

DONALD HASTINGS

Managing agent

BRIAN GARLAND

71 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1 BOGARDUS PLACEMANHATTAN 1 WADSWORTH AVENUEMANHATTAN 121 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 1268 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1270 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$8,750

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12026-09-23$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-01-06$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-06-21 · $1,100,000

Most recent mortgage2011-03-09 · $484,734.59

Mortgage2011-03-09$484,734.59

borrower 439 16TH STREET INVESTOR LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Sale2007-06-21$1,100,000

LIDO REALTY LLC → 439 16TH STREET INVESTOR LLC

Mortgage2007-06-21$2,950,000

borrower 439 16TH STREET INVESTOR LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Sale1997-04-08no recorded price

EIGHTH GARDEN INC → LIDO REALTY LLC

Mortgage1990-03-22$100,000

borrower EIGHTH GARDEN INC · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale