679 Grand Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02782-0041BIN 3069428

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0212 active DOB violation(s)
0311 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 10 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2042

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2042 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building11 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-05

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-05

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-21RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2026-09-21

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak3

Unsanitary Condition2

Paint/Plaster2

General1

Heat/Hot Water1

Door/Window1

Safety1

Flooring/Stairs1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

954

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential361

Commercial325

Unspecified135

Street/Sidewalk100

Vehicle33

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

226

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony80

Misdemeanor90

Violation56

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

679 GRAND LLC

Head officer

Joel Kohn

Managing agent

679 GRAND LLC

11 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1634 CHURCH AVENUEBROOKLYN 1889 ATLANTIC AVENUEBROOKLYN 215 POWERS STREETBROOKLYN 276 NOSTRAND AVENUEBROOKLYN 3880 9 AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$625

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 22019-05-06$625 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-01-02 · $1,800,000

Most recent mortgage2020-02-26 · $2,050,997.22

Mortgage2020-02-26$2,050,997.22

borrower 276 NOSTRAND LLC, 894 BUSHWICK LLC, BUSHWICK POWERS LLC, 934 LAFAYETTE REALTY LLC, 679 GRAND LLC, 737 BUSHWICK REALTY LLC, 17 TROUTMAN LLC · lender ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

Mortgage2015-08-31$3,340,000

borrower 679 GRAND LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2014-01-02$1,200,000

borrower 679 GRAND LLC · lender EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC

Mortgage2014-01-02$1,200,000

borrower 679 GRAND LLC · lender EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC

Sale2013-01-02$1,800,000

GAROFALO, HEIR, ALEXANDER, THE ESTATE OF YOLANDA GAROFALO, ARGONA, MARIA, MANNINO, LENA, GAROFALO, HEIR, CAROL, GAROFALO, HEIR, MARYANN A, ARGONA, MARIE → 679 GRAND LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale