279 Linden Street

279 Linden Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 9 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 9 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 45 buildings' registrations; 10 graded D or F.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 48 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-01-13. Newest violation issued 2023-01-20. 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.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 5th room from the east, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK OVER THE CEILING, WEST WINDOW FRME , WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2021-08-31. HPD violation 14525359
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 5th room from the east, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING , SOUTH WALL, AND WEST WINDOW FRAME IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2020-11-23. HPD violation 13906192
• Class B: Electrical defect, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER , AT EAST WALL, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2020-11-23. HPD violation 13906184
• Class B: Fire escape defect. FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS , AT REAR BALCONY, AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY, issued 2020-11-23. HPD violation 13906190
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS , AT REAR BALCONY, AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY, issued 2020-11-23. HPD violation 13906191
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the north wall, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2020-09-21. HPD violation 13813669
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2016-01-13. HPD violation 10258919
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, WEST AND NORTH WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2020-09-21. HPD violation 13813667

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LINDEN RESIDENCE LLC. Head officer: BEN GLUCK. Managing agent: LINDEN RESIDENCE LLC. This owner has 45 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033260051, HPD building ID 327684. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 3 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 4 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 5 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.