400 8 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01006-0036BIN 3022167

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0224 active DOB violation(s)
0336 open HPD 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.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 1 STY EAST APT 1. LOCATED AT APT 1

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASH BASIN BATHROOM 2 STY WEST APT 4. LOCATED AT APT 4

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL DOOR BULKHEAD STAIRS PUB HALL.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 2 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

230

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified78

Residential76

Street/Sidewalk32

Commercial21

Vehicle12

Helicopter11

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

103

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony34

Misdemeanor50

Violation19

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-03-03

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2013-03-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

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

Ellis Family 400 8th Street

Head officer

Fred Ellis

Managing agent

Ellis Family LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-07-06 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1983-12-16 · $50,000

Sale2023-07-06no recorded price

FREDDIE L. ELLIS REVOCABLE TRUST, ELLIS, JR, FREDDIE L., ELLIS, SANDRA L, ELLIS WILLIAMS, ANDREA → ELLIS FAMILY 400 8TH ST. LLC

Sale2012-06-06no recorded price

ELLIS , FREDDIE L → SANDRA ELLIS, AS CO TRUSTEE, FREDDIE ELLIS, JR., AS CO TRUSTEE, FREDDIE L ELLIS, AS CO TRUSTEE, OLIVIA L. ELLIS, AS CO TRUSTEE, ANDREA WILLIAMS, CO TRUSTEE, OF THE FREDDIE L. ELLIS LIVING

Mortgage1983-12-16$50,000

borrower ELLIS, FREDDIE L, ELLIS, BARBARA, ELLIS, OLIVIA L · lender GILSHIR ENTERPRISESLTD

Sale1983-10-12no recorded price

GILSHIR ENTERPRISESLTD → ELLIS, FREDDIE L, ELLIS, OLIVIA L, ELLIS, BARBARA

Sale1983-06-20no recorded price

COMMISSIONER/FINANCE/NYC → NEW YORK CITY

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale