172 South 8 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02139-0005BIN 3059623

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 active DOB 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 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 4Issued 1993-12-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS EVIDENCE OF RATS 3 STY WEST APT 4 , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-205+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ***MINIMUM 100 WATTS REQUIRED***

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-195+ YRS OLD

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2008-06-195+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY APT 2. , SECTION '' ''

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

796

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential485

Street/Sidewalk129

Commercial101

Unspecified51

Vehicle29

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

245

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony88

Misdemeanor114

Violation43

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 1 annual bedbug report 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 OPTIONAL2026-03-11

FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348449 VIO#020926PI30102SB DATED 2/09/26 REQUIRING OWNERT TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 3/09/26. AS OF 3/11/26 THE REQ'D CAP WAS NOT REC'D. IMMED COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348449 VIO#020926PI30102SB

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-02-09

CORRECTION ACTION PLAN REQ'D-OBSVD @ EXP1 ON SOUTH 8TH ST A CRACKED SILL ON 2FL AND A VERT MASONRY CRACK NEAR MAIN ENTRANCE. @ EXP4 ON DRIGGS AVE OBSVD A SEVERLY CRACKED SILL DIRECTLY ABOVE THE 867 DRIGGS ENTRANCE. OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN REG DESIGN PROF TO EVAL ENTIRE BLDG & SUBMIT A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 03/09/2026

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

JOSEPH SCHWEID

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

1245 50 STREETBROOKLYN 1522 55 STREETBROOKLYN 1654 MONROE AVENUEBRONX 215 EAST 197 STREETBRONX 4901 14 AVENUEBROOKLYN

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.

ConstructionHazardous1995-07-19$800 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-07-09 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-06-13 · $337,500

Mortgage2017-06-13$337,500

borrower SCHWEID, MIRIAM, SCHWEID, JOSEPH · lender CITIZENS BANK, N. A.

Mortgage2017-04-20$1,500,000

borrower SCHWEID, MIRIAM, SCHWEID, JOSEPH · lender CITIZENS BANK NA

Mortgage2007-03-12$500,000

borrower SCHWEID, JOSEPH, SCHWEID, MIRIAM · lender HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA

Mortgage2000-01-24$225,000

borrower SCHWEID, JOSEPH, SCHWEID, MIRIAM · lender REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC

Mortgage2000-01-14$75,000

borrower SCHWEID, JOSEPH · lender REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP 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