8714 21st Avenue
A 6-story building with 66 apartments, built in 1926, in Brooklyn, NY 11214.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
8714 21st Avenue has 64 open HPD violations, 30 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the past year, 19 about heat or hot water. It is registered to NICHOLAS VAN BUREN, LLC. 32 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 8714 21st Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 64 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 30 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 23 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 12 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 19 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 8714 21st Avenue?
8714 21st Avenue is registered with HPD to NICHOLAS VAN BUREN, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 7 older cases, the latest from 2019.
It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11214 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 8714 21st Avenue rent stabilized?
32 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 38 in 2018. That’s 32 of the building’s 66 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-06411-0048.