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214 East 8 Street

797Records
20City systems
25Open violations
7.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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797 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 296 311 service requests, 196 HPD complaints, 120 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units91
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)222 EAST 8TH STREET
BBL3053400022
BIN3124751, 3811691

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.4. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-02-02.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (51) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Blocked Driveway (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Missed Collection (2).

Filed construction activity

$372,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (91)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)222 E 8 ST LLC
Head officerLAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Managing agentJONAS EQUITIES INC
Last registered2025-07-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,225,000 $3,251,250
2026$7,232,000 $3,254,400
2027$7,233,000 $3,254,850

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 88/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Ocean Pkwy — B35 B103 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 8 St & Beverley Rd · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

214 East 8 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 East 7 Street BK174 B
465 East 7 Street BK125 B
2355 East 12 Street BK121 C
115 Ocean Avenue BK99 B
214 East 8 Street BK91 A
315 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
1600 Caton Avenue BK79 A
714 East 27 Street BK71 B
297 Lenox Road BK66 B
181 Hawthorne Street BK59 B
134 Ocean Parkway BK54 B
175 Ocean Parkway BK43 A
2742 East 13 Street BK37 B
1620 Caton Avenue BK31 B
147 Ocean Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2019-10-11 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-11Mortgage $800,000 — from 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 465 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; AB to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2019-10-11AL&R $61,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,000,000
2019-10-11Agreement $61,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; 465 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; AB to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,000,000
2015-08-18Mortgage $3,930,852 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,930,852
2015-08-18AL&R $900,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $900,000
2015-08-18Agreement $9,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,000,000
2011-07-06Agreement $5,250,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,250,000
2011-07-06Mortgage $2,087,892 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,087,892
2006-05-23Mortgage $2,225,294 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,225,294
2006-05-23Agreement $3,250,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,250,000
2006-05-23AL&R $3,250,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 222 EAST 8TH STREET LLC $3,250,000
2004-05-27AL&R $1,075,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,075,000
2004-05-27Agreement $1,075,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,075,000
2004-05-27AL&R $1,075,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,075,000
2004-05-27Mortgage $93,029 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $93,029

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700120012
201804150019
201931153123
202003180021
202102160018
2022212670182
202368680385
202401500152
202500320234
202600330134
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 631Ownership & money 50Health & systems 12

Every one of the 797 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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