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79 Berriman St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03974-0001

Built
1950
Floors
2
Residential units
108
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
150,600 sq ft
Floor area
79,254 sq ft

En español: 15 violaciones abiertas. La más antigua del HPD lleva 24 años abierta, desde el 2 de marzo de 2002.

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  1. 15

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

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The original certify-by dates on the 15 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was September 18, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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15 open violations. The oldest open HPD violation was filed March 2, 2002.

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OATH/ECB summonses
1 DOB summons here since January 1, 2019.
  • May 9, 2019, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. In violation.
DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 20, 2023.
Housing court
12 housing court cases here since 2016, most of them heat and hot water cases.
Local Law 97
On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
6 boilers, inspected between December 22, 2025 and July 16, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class B15 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent19107626
Fire SafetyNotice sent18953299
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18939096
Fire SafetyNotice sent18780841
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18780840
No access to reinspect (first try)18250180
No access to reinspect (first try)18250179
No access to reinspect (first try)18250178
No access to reinspect (first try)18250177
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)18250176
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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn had 15 open violations on October 10, 2026: 15 from HPD. None of them is Class C, but counting every year, HPD has 7 Class C violations still open here. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 24 years, since March 2, 2002.

Does 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 20, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 12 housing court cases here since 2016, most of them heat and hot water cases. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

When was the boiler at 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

It has 6 boilers, inspected between December 22, 2025 and July 16, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

Is 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1950 as the year 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 108 residential units at 79 Berriman Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 79 Berriman St, Brooklyn: 108 units, 15 open violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/79-berriman-street-brooklyn

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