79 Riverdale Avenue

79 Riverdale Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (14 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 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: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. 10 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-05-25. Newest violation issued 2025-12-17.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCK DOOR AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12811267
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE FAUCET AT WASHBASIN CABINET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12400574
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12400576
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD SHELVES AT NORTH WALL CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12400573
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 4562159
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY (apt 4), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12400561
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK CABINET AT DOORS AND DRAWS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12400562
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PARQUET WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 12400565

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: VERONICA E HALL. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration May 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3035840007, HPD building ID 362371. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 3 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 6 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 11 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.