2045 78th Street

2045 78th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 2 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1924

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 11 buildings' registrations; 4 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 2 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (14 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-05. Newest violation issued 2025-12-02.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3R), issued 2024-09-19. HPD violation 17282516
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3R), issued 2024-09-19. HPD violation 17282515
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO VESTIBULE. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2014-08-19. HPD violation 10348789
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, foyer, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3F), issued 2009-02-05. HPD violation 7706164
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the west, north wall, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3F), issued 2009-02-05. HPD violation 7706166
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR, issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 1080086
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE BELL-BUZZER RETURN PANEL FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR TO PANEL LOCATED AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3F), issued 2025-12-02. HPD violation 18476394
• Class B: Mice, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2015-08-05. HPD violation 10806299

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Door/Window (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

2 of 6 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 2045 R LLC. Head officer: TONY SAFONTE. Managing agent: TONY SAFONTE. This owner has 11 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3062510060, HPD building ID 174251. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 20 Av (D), 8 min walk
• Bay Pkwy (D), 9 min walk
• 18 Av (D), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.