679 Flatbush Avenue

679 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 35 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 9 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (35 open, 9 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2021, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

35 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 4 class A, 5 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 35 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2008-07-01. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Leak or water damage, kitchen. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING AT KITCHEN, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT (apt 3FL), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3484448
• Class C: Leak or water damage, kitchen. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER AT CLOSET AT KITCHEN, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT (apt 3FL), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3484457
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE stair 5th up from bottom intermediate landing 2nd Sty public hall AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY, issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3474719
• Class C: Electrical defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SERVICE ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3943878
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING Baluster at balustrade AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY, issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3474723
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF Water stained ceiling (Northwest room)closet AT ENTIRE APARTMENT, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT (apt 3FL), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3474690
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF Water stained ceiling (kitchen) AT ENTIRE APARTMENT, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT (apt 3FL), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3474679
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED METAL ENTRANCE DOOR STREET TO VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4160135

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 679 FLATBUSH GROUP INC. Head officer: YIAO LIN. Managing agent: YIAO LIN. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 12, 2020. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2021 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050450003, HPD building ID 292873. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Parkside Av (Q), 3 min walk
• Prospect Park (B, Q, S), 7 min walk
• Church Av (B, Q), 9 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.