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1601 8th Avenue

A 7-story building with 201 apartments, built in 1980, in Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Addresses on the lot: 1601 to 1623 8th Avenue.

HPD records as of October 30, 2026

2open HPD violationsnone hazardous
7complaints to HPD, past year3 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 years1 older

1601 8th Avenue has 2 open HPD violations. Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BISHOP BOARDMAN SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO.

Does 1601 8th Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 2 open violations as of October 30, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most0
B, hazardous30 days0
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days2

No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 30, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 1601 8th Avenue?

1601 8th Avenue is registered with HPD to BISHOP BOARDMAN SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2014.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11215 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1601 8th Avenue rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 30, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-01109-0001.