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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

601 79 St

Brooklyn, NY 11209Company-ownedBBL 3059720001BIN 3150455
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1940
Floors6
Units115
Building Area132,000 sqft
ZoningR5B
ClassD4
Market Value$12.2M

601 79 ST is a property located at 601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1940. It has 6 floors and 115 units. The building area is 132,000 square feet on a 31,030 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5B. The assessed market value is $12.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 26 building permits on record (9 active). There are 193 violations on record (48 currently open). 2 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

741records on file
83Energy Star

Completed in 1940, 601 79 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 115 units and 132,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $12.2M, and assessed for tax at $5.5M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 741 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 366 of its 741 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Violation (193) and assignment (76) trail well behind. 48 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2011.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 83, with a site energy-use intensity of 61.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 534 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$12.2M of Kings, written across 741 government filings.

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Property Details

Address601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1940
Floors6
Total Units115
Building Area132,000 sqft
Lot Size31,030 sqft
ZoningR5B
ConditionAverage
3059720001
3150455
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$12.2M
$5.5M
$304K

Building Permits

26 on record · 9 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 22, 2025Est. cost $9KJob #B01124357-I1
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 10, 2024Est. cost $9KJob #B01124357-I1

Initial Permit

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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Oct 10, 2024Job #B01124373-I1-EL

INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING FOR SIDEWALK SHED.

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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 1, 2023Job #399267
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 17, 2023Est. cost $44KJob #B00737617-I1
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Violations

193 on record · 48 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 17, 2010Ticket #041661061R
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2008Ticket #0159671160
SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTION
HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued May 5, 2026#18853157

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT BUILDING WEST AT FIRE ESCAPE, 6th STORY

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued May 5, 2026#18853158

§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Dec 2, 2024#17496831

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT F1, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Dec 2, 2024#17496832

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT F1, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Mar 29, 2024#16778512

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCES AT UPPER SASH WINDOW 2ND FROM SOUTH AT WEST , IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT D10, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 601 79 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 was constructed in 1940. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 115 units. The building area is 132,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 601 79 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 26 building permits on record, with 9 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Oct 22, 2025.

Does 601 79 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 193 violations on record, with 48 currently open. Breakdown: 29 DOB, 3 ECB, 161 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 601 79 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 2 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 601 79 ST?

601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has an assessed market value of $12.2M and a total assessed value of $5.5M (land: $304K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 601 79 ST?

601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 is zoned R5B. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 601 79 ST?

601 79 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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