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601 79 Street

1,486Records
18City systems
51Open violations
15.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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1,486 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 649 311 service requests, 327 HPD complaints, 200 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units115
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)601 79 OWNERS CORP
BBL3059720001
BIN3150455

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.9. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations51 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
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’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

200 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (155) · Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · ELECTRIC (2).

Filed construction activity

$678,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (115)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)601 79 OWNERS CORP
Head officerJohn Schiavone
Managing agentNarrows Management
Last registered2025-10-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,862,000 $4,887,900
2026$11,391,000 $5,125,950
2027$12,238,000 $5,507,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,848,560 a year ($21.58 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,562,880 ($11.84 per sq ft), net operating income $1,285,680. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway77 St — R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av Service Rd South / 79 St — B16 B70 · 350 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & 78 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Ralph A. Fabrizio School
Middle: J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. 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.

Report a problem to 311

601 79 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

200 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NARROWS MANAGEMENT — 85 buildings, 3,159 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B14 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
570 Westminster Road BK185 A
9511 Shore Road BK144 C
601 79 Street BK115 B
2277 Homecrest Avenue BK113 A
149 Marine Avenue BK107 A
735 Avenue W BK100 B
3025 Ocean Avenue BK91 A
1855 East 12 Street BK87 A
7201 4 Avenue BK86 A
123-10 Ocean Promenade QN81 A
1577 East 17 Street BK80 A
420 28 Street BK76 A
141 74 Street BK73 A
7401 Shore Road BK73 B
8901 Narrows Avenue BK72 A
2234 Ocean Avenue BK72 A
124-10 Ocean Promenade QN68 A
9524 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK60 A
345 Bay Ridge Parkway BK59 B
9437 Shore Road BK55 A
160 Ocean Parkway BK55 A
8301 Ridge Boulevard BK55 A
9425 Shore Road BK54 A
1815 Foster Avenue BK54 A
3111 Brighton 2 Street BK52 A
125 Eastern Parkway BK51 B
6665 Colonial Road BK49 A
128-11 Newport Avenue QN47 A
400 Lincoln Place BK46 A
460 Ovington Avenue BK45 A
375 76 Street BK44 B
140 Bay Ridge Parkway BK43 C
7001 Ridge Boulevard BK42 A
9615 Shore Road BK41 A
9956 3rd Avenue BK40 A
2 Marine Avenue BK40 A
680 81 Street BK39 A
408 St Johns Place BK36 A
20 93 Street BK36 A
207 Prospect Park SW BK35 A
411 8 Avenue BK31 A
285 Prospect Place BK23 B
242 South 5 Street BK23 A
2729 Shell Road BK21 A
436 Sterling Place BK20 A
632 11 Street BK18 A
434 79 Street BK16 A
786 Washington Avenue BK16 A
579 Washington Avenue BK16 A
675 Vanderbilt Avenue BK16 A
338 92 Street BK15 A
415 St Johns Place BK15 A
673 Vanderbilt Avenue BK14 A
712 Sackett Street BK14 A
524 St Johns Place BK13 A
77 7 Avenue BK12 B
115 8 Avenue BK12 A
8007 3 Avenue BK10 A
242 Baltic Street BK10 A
207 Park Place BK10 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2026-02-02 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-22RPTT&RET $330,000 — from AIENA, JOSEPH M to QUALEY, JOSEPH; ECKENROTH, LINDSEY $330,000
2026-05-19Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $2,870
2026-02-02Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 601 79 OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,700,000
2026-02-02AL&R $300,000 — from 79 OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $300,000
2026-02-02AL&R $2,700,000 — from 601 79 OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,700,000
2026-02-02Mortgage $300,000 — from 79 OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $300,000
2026-01-29RPTT&RET $360,000 — from TORRES, DEANNA to KLEIN-CARDIERI, CARYN; CARDIERI, NICOLAS $360,000
2026-01-23Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $3,130
2024-04-02RPTT&RET $350,000 — from JOA, REINA I to MINUSKIN, BAREKET; MINUSKIN, MORDECHAI $350,000
2024-03-29Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $3,043
2023-12-05RPTT&RET $295,000 — from FRANCIS MCCAULEY TRUST to NUREDINI, GENDIANA $295,000
2023-11-21Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $2,565
2023-11-15RPTT&RET $360,000 — from ARNER, NANCY to KARDONNE, MIRRA; KARDONNE, EDA; CLOUD, JUSTIN $360,000
2023-11-06RPTT&RET $332,000 — from ANDERSON, DENNIS; CARDONE-ANDERSON, DONNA to GAONA, BEATRIZ; SCHIAVONE, JOHN J III $332,000
2023-11-03RPTT&RET $300,000 — from MARIANNE EMANUEL, AS TRUSTEE; MARION MCDONOUGH TRUST; KAREN CARLSON, AS TRUSTEE to SALONGA, SALUD; SALONGA, FRANCIS $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203910051
201812248338
201903304239
2020412430261
2021023514253
2022612212344
2023016022184
202421673275
20250111701119
2026016220184
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 1,154Ownership & money 240Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,486 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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