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79 Woodruff Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11226Company-ownedBBL 3050530001BIN 3115909
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1915
Floors4
Units20
Building Area27,392 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC1
Market Value$1.4M

79 WOODRUFF AVE is a property located at 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1915. It has 4 floors and 20 units. The building area is 27,392 square feet on a 8,134 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $1.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 12 building permits on record (4 active). There are 95 violations on record (9 currently open). 1 docketed judgment is 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

379records on file
27Energy Star

Completed in 1915, 79 Woodruff Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 20 units and 27,392 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.4M, and assessed for tax at $623K. In the 52 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 379 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 200 of its 379 records, fully 53%, fall under that one heading. Violation (95) and inspection (13) trail well behind. 9 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 2013.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 27, with a site energy-use intensity of 93.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 162 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 53% complaint, 52 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.4M of Kings, written across 379 government filings.

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Property Details

Address79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1915
Floors4
Total Units20
Building Area27,392 sqft
Lot Size8,134 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3050530001
3115909
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.4M
$623K
$146K

Building Permits

12 on record · 4 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Nov 15, 2024Job #444881
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 6, 2022Est. cost $8KJob #B00062400-I1
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 6, 2019Est. cost $7KJob #340618503-01
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Sep 6, 2018Job #B00077258-I1-EL

Wiring of boiler and panel

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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 19, 2018Est. cost $8KJob #B00062400-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

95 on record · 9 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2003Ticket #0128694592
20020612Y
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 25, 2026#19029598

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES THE STORAGE OF TERRA COTTA FLOWER (3) POTS AT, BALCONY , WEST YARD, AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 25, 2026#19029599

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRAKED AND MISSING CERAMIC FLOOR TILES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass C
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 25, 2026#19029601

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS AT IRON STAIR BALUSTRADE AND GUARDRAIL WEST WALL AT EAST COURT

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 25, 2026#19029602

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED WIRED GLASS, AT SKYLIGHT , ABOVE STAIR OPENING , AT ROOF BULKHEAD, AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Mar 13, 2024#16756134

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ROOM SUBDIVIDED BY PARTITION WALL ERECTED IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 was constructed in 1915. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 20 units. The building area is 27,392 sqft.

Are there building permits at 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 12 building permits on record, with 4 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration Inspection (CURRENT) filed Nov 15, 2024.

Does 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 95 violations on record, with 9 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB, 1 ECB, 91 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 1 docketed judgment 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 79 WOODRUFF AVE?

79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has an assessed market value of $1.4M and a total assessed value of $623K (land: $146K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 79 WOODRUFF AVE?

79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 is zoned R7A. 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 79 WOODRUFF AVE?

79 WOODRUFF AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 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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