The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-02-25.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (69) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Building/Use (1) · Street Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1890)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-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)
79 BAXTER ST LLC
Head officer
MARTIN CHIN
Managing agent
RABER ENTERPRISES LLC
Last registered
2025-08-27
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,143,000
$964,350
2026
$2,572,000
$1,157,400
2027
$3,086,000
$1,388,700
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2017 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Worth St / Centre St — M22 · 900 ft
Citi Bike
Bayard St & Baxter St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-26
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-17
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-11
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-05
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-03
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-02
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-29
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-15
311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-15
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-07
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-07
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-28
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-20
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-15
311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-05-02311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-06-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-11311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-05-01Restaurant inspection: WHISKEY TAVERN — grade A
2023-03-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-02-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2017-02-01Deed — from CHARLES, NORMA; CHIN, MARTIN; HOM, JEANNETTE; DANIEL ENG; THE ESTATE OF KUN CHU ENG to 79 BAXTER LLC
2017-01-17Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
1986-02-25HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLE SOFA BED AIR CONDITIONER ETCETERA 5TH STY PUBLIC HALL.
1986-02-25HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BOXES 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL.
1986-02-25HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1986-02-25HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1986-02-25HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITONER PROTRU
1986-02-25HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ONE LITE GLASS VESTIBULE DOOR TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL ER1.
1982
1982-11-19Deed — from ENG, BOY HONG AKA; MIN, LOUIE JACK; ENG, ERNEST; ENG BOCK TEN DIST/OF; HOM, JEANETTE; ENG, to CHIN, MARTIN; HOM, JEANNETTE; ENG, KUN CHU; YEOW, CHIN GONE