1778 76th Street

1778 76th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1960

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 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 (10 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 17 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-01-29. Newest violation issued 2023-10-17. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. 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: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING, NORTH WALL AND ENTIRE NORTH WALL WINDOW FRAME APPROX. 35 SQ FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2023-10-17. HPD violation 16310500
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTIRE NORTH WALL WINDOW FRAME IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2023-10-17. HPD violation 16310509
• Class C: Mold, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1ST ROOM FROM NORTH (APPROX. 29 SQFT) LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14581253 ISSUED 22-SEP-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 1), issued 2023-10-16. HPD violation 16317489
• Class B: Electrical defect, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NON GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER OUTLET (NON- GFCI) AT EAST WALL WITHIN 6 FT. OF WASHBASIN, WATER CLOSET AND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2023-10-16. HPD violation 16310540
• Class B: Electrical defect, south wall, kitchen, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NON GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER OUTLET (NON- GFCI) AT SOUTH WALL WITHIN 6 FT. OF SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2023-10-16. HPD violation 16310536
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LOOSE HAND RAIL AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, issued 2023-10-16. HPD violation 16310573
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT SHOWER STALL, TOILET, WASH BASIN, AND SINK AT CELLAR, issued 2019-01-29. HPD violation 12877376
• Class B: Gas defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS RANGE WITH OVEN AT CELLAR, issued 2019-01-29. HPD violation 12877377

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 3 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: JACKSON CHAU. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 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 3062370039, HPD building ID 172402. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 79 St (D), 4 min walk
• 18 Av (D), 8 min walk
• 71 St (D), 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.