Building health · BROOKLYN, NY
built 1940 · 6 stories · 91 apartments
Also known as 791 Hicks St, 795 Hicks St, 797 Hicks St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY · 1248 other buildings here list it
The building’s record over time
Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 May
3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection May 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Jan
No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2021, last expired Jan 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Dec
Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Dec 2024)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2022 Sep
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2020 Feb
Facade Safety Program
DOB Violations
2019 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2019 Feb
Construction fence permit
2014 Nov
General construction permit
2014 Oct
Construction fence permit
2014 Apr
General construction permit
2007 Dec
Plumbing permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1995 Jun
Sprinklers permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1940
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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