Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
71
out of 100
Heavier than 82% of buildings in Williamsburg
34 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
140 NORTH EIGHTH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- L train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 34 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
34 violations the city still lists as unresolved
34 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Paint / plaster10
- Disrepair7
- Lead paint7
- Fire & life safety3
- Pests3
- Other2
- Water leak1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-08-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.