Building health · BROOKLYN, NY
built 1849 · 4 stories · 6 apartments
Also known as 331 Hicks St, 79 Atlantic Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 77 ATL AVE LLC
Apartments named in these records
Heat and hot water
Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past yearWhat has happened here
2026 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class C · closed · HPD violation
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2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
Heat source
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Burnham V-904A), registration current since Oct 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Boiler work permits
Latest boiler work permit 2003
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
Heat and hot water complaints
4 heat or hot water complaints
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts
HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)
Water and pipes
3 complaints, 2025What has happened here
Water service line
Non-Lead (field inspection)
Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30
Pests and cleanliness
Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2025Fire and safety
Issues on record, most recently 2022What has happened here
2025 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 4 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 4 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Fire safetyApt 4 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
Electrical
6 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past yearWhat has happened here
Structure and facade
Older records on fileWhat has happened here
2026 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
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2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · closed · HPD violation
2021 Aug
Construction fence permit
2021 Aug
General construction permit
2020 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2020 Feb
General construction permit
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A · HPD violation
2014 Mar
General construction permit
2007 Nov
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot
In the Brooklyn Heights Historic District
PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Oct 2019, last expired Dec 2020
Flooding
No issues on recordFEMA flood zone
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
Stormwater flooding
Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)
NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
BasementWhole tax lot
Below grade
PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
Gas
What has happened here
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
General condition and all records
HPD violations
12 open: 12 about building conditions — pests (5), walls, floors and stairs (2), fire safety (1), gas (1); 8 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 159 violations on record in all, 2016–2026 — the 46 most recent are listed here
2026 Sep
GasApt 4 class C
2026 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4 class B · closed
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt 4 class A · closed
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class B · closed
2025 Dec
PestsApt 4 class C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C
2025 Dec
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
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2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 4 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 4 class B · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class C · closed
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2025 Aug
PestsApt 4 class C
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 4 class B · closed
2025 Jun
PestsApt 4 class C
2025 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Jun
MoldApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2025 May
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Apr
Fire safetyApt 4 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2025 Feb
PestsApt 4 class C
2025 Feb
Leaks class A · closed
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2024 Oct
MoldApt 4 class B
2024 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · closed
2022 Mar
Fire safetyApt 6 class C
2021 Apr
PestsApt 3 class C
2020 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
DOB violations
2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
Resident complaints to the city
9 heat or hot water, 7 electrical, 6 plumbing, 5 general repairs, 5 paint or plaster, 3 floors or stairs, 2 doors or windows, 2 pests, 1 appliances, 1 mold, 1 outside the building, 1 safety
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 3
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 4
2026 Jul
ElectricalApt 4
2026 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 4
2026 Apr
Electrical, heat or hot waterApt 4
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4
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2025 Aug
Electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 4
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 1
2025 Feb
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 4
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, electrical, outside the building, safety
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water, pestsApt 4
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4
2024 Apr
ElectricalApt 6
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
Permit history
16 permits since 1990
2022 Feb
Mechanical systems permit
2021 Aug
Construction fence permit
2021 Aug
General construction permit
2021 Jul
Plumbing permit
2020 Feb
General construction permit
2019 Oct
Supported scaffold permit
2015 Sep
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2007 Nov
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
and 8 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
Everything else on record
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 3 complaint
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 4 complaint
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4 complaint
2025 Feb
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4 complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, outside the building, safety complaint
Show 6 more
2025 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Oct
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4 complaint
2023 Oct
Landmark DOB violation
2022 Feb
Mechanical systems permit
2019 Oct
Supported scaffold permit
Nothing on record
Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
- Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Energyno record
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-20
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-20
- PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24
NYC DEP
NYC DEP / Mayor's Office
- NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03
NYC DOB
- DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-19
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-19
- DOB Violations2026-10-19
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-20
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-19
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
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