1775 79 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11214BBL 3-06260-0056Map
Owner of record: Shum, Chun Yi
1775 79 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 2008 in Brooklyn, 11214. It has 3 residential units across 3 floors. The owner of record is Shum, Chun Yi. HPD has recorded 6 housing violations here, most recently on May 8, 2026. 1 of the 6 most recent violations are still open. City tax records listed 3 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2018.
- HPD violations
- 6
- DOB violations
- 2
- ECB violations
- 6
- HPD complaints
- 0
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 6
- ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
May 8, 2026
Open — Nov sent out - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Jun 13, 2025
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 17, 2024
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Mar 31, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Mar 9, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 20, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed
DOB building violations · 2
- Construction other optional
C-construction other optional
Apr 7, 2008
Dob violation - dismissed - Construction other optional
Failure to provide protection at sides of excavation noted: at time of inspection an active site foundation work in progress side at excavat ion along 79 st is approx 8'-9' deep at an approx 10-15 angle w/out protection as per code job#310054106 remedy: stop all work provide protection call excavation 718 802-4594
Jan 24, 2008
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 6
- Non-hazardous
Sec.27-195rcny52-01 no 48 hr notice noted upon inspection an active site excavation work has been commenced foundation work in progress dob records shows no 48 hr was give prior to start date of excavation
Jan 24, 2008 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Hazardous
Sec.27-724 failure to file tr1 form stop all work noted at time of inspection an active site foundation work in progress adj bldg house 1777 has been underpinned dob records shows no tri form was filed prior to
Jan 24, 2008 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Hazardous
Sec.27-1031 failure to adequatley support adj ground and or structures stop all work noted at time of inspection an active site foundation work in prgress adj bldg rear yard (house1777) has been undermined due
Jan 24, 2008 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Hazardous
Failure to safeguard public and property stop all work noted at time of inspection an active site foundation work in progress adj bldg kouse 1777 at s/e of job site has been underpinned the rear corner of the
Jan 24, 2008 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve - Non-hazardous
Failure to provide approved plasn stop all work noted at time of inspection an active foundation wall work in progress no approved plans for support at excavation or underpinning are avaible on site job
Jan 24, 2008 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Hazardous
Failure to provide protection at side of excavation stop all work noted at the tme of inspection an active site excavation is 8-9 d at approx 10 angle w/o protection as per code job 310054106 remedy: stop all
Jan 24, 2008 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve
Complaints
No HPD complaints in our records
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C0)
- Year built
- 2008
- Floors
- 3
- Residential units
- 3
- Building area
- 3,300 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,000 ft²
- Zoning
- R5
- Community board
- 311
- Council district
- 43
- Block / lot
- 6260 / 56
- Assessed value
- $73,500
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #388506, last renewed Jul 10, 2025.
Questions about 1775 79 Street
Who owns 1775 79 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Shum, Chun Yi.
Does 1775 79 Street have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 6 housing violations at this property.
Is 1775 79 Street rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 3 rent-stabilized units here in 2018 (about 100% of its 3 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 1775 79 Street built?
City records list 2008 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 1775 79 Street?
It has 3 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.