379 Columbia Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3005200008 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Street Sign (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Food Poisoning (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,136,000 | $961,200 |
| 2026 | $1,865,000 | $839,250 |
| 2027 | $2,164,000 | $973,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defonte's Sandwich Shop | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Van Brunt St / Seabring St — B61 · 0.2 mi |
| Citi Bike | Richards St & Delavan St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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.
379 Columbia Street
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,000 on 1999-04-08 (lender: Defonte, Vito). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-08 | Mortgage $75,000 — from DEMONTE, LARRY; DEFONTE, NICHOLAS P to DEFONTE, VITO | $75,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant | |
| 2026-09-09 | 311: Street Sign - Missing — No Parking, Standing, Stopping | |
| 2026-05-18 | 311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2 | |
| 2026-01-07 | Restaurant inspection: DEFONTE'S SANDWICH SHOP — grade A · mice evidence | |
| 2025-11-29 | 311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene |