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778 Driggs Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11211Individually ownedBBL 3024310025BIN 3063278
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1915
Floors6
Units29
Building Area33,768 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$2.1M

778 DRIGGS AVE is a property located at 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1915. It has 6 floors and 29 units. The building area is 33,768 square feet on a 6,720 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.1M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 30 building permits on record (20 active). There are 209 violations on record (62 currently open). 4 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

672records on file
29Energy Star

Completed in 1915, 778 Driggs Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 29 units and 33,768 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.1M, and assessed for tax at $932K. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 672 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 344 of its 672 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Violation (209) and inspection (36) trail well behind. 62 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 29, with a site energy-use intensity of 88.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 187 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% 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.

$2.1M of Kings, written across 672 government filings.

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Property Details

Address778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1915
Floors6
Total Units29
Building Area33,768 sqft
Lot Size6,720 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3024310025
3063278
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.1M
$932K
$49K

Building Permits

30 on record · 20 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 9, 2025Est. cost $1KJob #B01154795-I1
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Dec 16, 2024Est. cost $1KJob #B01154795-I1

Initial Permit

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Dec 13, 2024Job #B01155433-I1-EL

sidewalk shed lighting we are not responsible for feed or maintaining lights

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 30, 2022Est. cost $1KJob #B00655298-I1
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Cats RegistrationOther
EXPIRED
Filed Jul 11, 2022Job #364217
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Violations

209 on record · 62 open
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2018Ticket #035264385R
FAIL TO TAKE REQUIRED MEASURES TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFWTY-UNSAFE FACADE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2017Ticket #0194130119
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2015Ticket #041799244L
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2011Ticket #038208196K
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT
HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 24, 2026#18952710

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 1, 2026#18827580

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 1, 2026#18827581

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 1, 2026#18827582

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT CLOSET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 1, 2026#18827583

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND THE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 was constructed in 1915. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 29 units. The building area is 33,768 sqft.

Are there building permits at 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 30 building permits on record, with 20 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 (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Dec 9, 2025.

Does 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 209 violations on record, with 62 currently open. Breakdown: 30 DOB, 11 ECB, 168 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 4 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 778 DRIGGS AVE?

778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has an assessed market value of $2.1M and a total assessed value of $932K (land: $49K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 778 DRIGGS AVE?

778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 is zoned R6. 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 778 DRIGGS AVE?

778 DRIGGS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 is individually 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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