234 8 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01004-0016BIN 3022084

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)

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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

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 building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

124

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-17

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-02-04

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING SIGN AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-01-275+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT 4TH STORY AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-01-275+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF PROTRUDING AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ON 4TH STORY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

General4

Heat/Hot Water4

Plumbing3

Electric1

PlumbingWater Supply2026-09-11 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-26 · closed

GeneralCooking Gas2025-10-18 · closed

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

352

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial119

Residential86

Unspecified66

Street/Sidewalk64

Vehicle13

House of Worship2

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

246

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony81

Misdemeanor135

Violation30

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 4 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2009-02-17

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2007-02-02

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2004-11-22

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BHNWN 8TH STREET LLC.

Head officer

SHAMRAM TAEID

Managing agent

SHAHRAM TAIED

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-04-07 · $2,560,000

Most recent mortgage2016-04-01 · $2,075,000

Mortgage2016-04-01$2,075,000

borrower BHNWN 8TH STREET LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK

Sale2014-04-07$2,560,000

MCGAUGHEY, ESQ., AS REFEREE, LAWRENCE H → BHNWN 8TH STREET LLC

Mortgage2008-05-08$662,500

borrower 234 8TH ST. CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Sale2006-11-29no recorded price

GORDON, NICHOLAS → 234 8TH ST. CORP.

Mortgage2006-11-29$514,680.02

borrower 234 8TH ST. CORP. · lender SLS FUNDING CO., INC.

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