225 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 91.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Harboring Bees/Wasps (1).
$150,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN GOLDSCHMIED |
| Managing agent | YHT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,076,000 | $484,200 |
| 2026 | $1,291,000 | $580,950 |
| 2027 | $1,549,000 | $697,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Stuyvesant Av — B38 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette Ave & Stuyvesant Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
79 Stuyvesant Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 82 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,555,000 on 2015-07-09 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-18 | M&CON $2,650,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,650,000 | |
| 2020-08-18 | AL&R $2,650,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,650,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | Mortgage $1,555,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,555,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | AL&R $2,450,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2014-04-01 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2014-04-01 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2013-09-26 | Deed $855,000 — from JOHNSON , CHRISTOPHER to 79 STUYVESANT AVE LLC | $855,000 | |
| 2001-12-04 | Mortgage $85,000 — from JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER to APEX MORTGAGE CORP | $85,000 | |
| 1996-11-04 | Mortgage $85,000 — from JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER to FHB FUNDING CORP | $85,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 225 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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