79 Bristol Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03520-0032BIN 3081033

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0119 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0214 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
06$23,550 in unpaid DOB fines

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 39 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 40 apartments.

2018 — 38 units registered2023 — 39

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1932

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building10 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

327

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-02-13RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-02-13

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ACCESS TO BASEMENT VIA ELEVATOR SHUT OFF AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-01-06

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2025-11-17

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

168

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water102

Plumbing17

Unsanitary Condition13

Paint/Plaster8

Water Leak7

Electric7

Door/Window4

General3

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

498

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential238

Street/Sidewalk155

Unspecified37

Commercial34

Vehicle31

Park3

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

723

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony221

Misdemeanor418

Violation84

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-09-17

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED CRACK ON MASONRY, DAMAGE MORTAR JOINTS, SPALLING BRICK AT EXPOSURE 3 AND EXPOSURE 4. DAMAGED/CRACKED WINDOW SILL OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 4. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-09-17

EWO DUE TO SHIFTED BRICKWORK,STEP CRACKING/VERTICAL CRACKIN IN BRICK MASONRY & DETERIORATED/DAMAGED MORTAR JOINTS OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 3 (EAST ELEVATION) NEAR THE NORTH-EAST CORNER. REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY EXTEND SIDEWALK SHED ALONG EXP2N TO COVER NE CORNER OF EXP3 (E ELEV) UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-20Apt 5-Bresidential

2026-01-08Apt 5-Gresidential

2024-11-01Apt 3-Cresidential

2023-09-12Apt 2-Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2023-01-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-01-29

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2015-11-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-11-21

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BRISTOL STREET EQUITIES LLC

Head officer

ALAN SHAMAH

Managing agent

SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP

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

1026 PRESIDENT STREETBROOKLYN 1092 PRESIDENT STREETBROOKLYN 1553 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN 1710 CATON AVENUEBROOKLYN 1716 CATON AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$23,550

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-10-05$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-10-05$2,400 due

ConstructionClass 12026-10-05$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 22026-10-05$5,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2009-12-14 · $5,000,000

Most recent mortgage2021-01-19 · $963,379.99

Mortgage2021-01-19$963,379.99

borrower BRISTOL STREET EQUITIES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2017-06-06$2,761,397.59

borrower BRISTOL STREET EQUITIES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-07-09$804,916.53

borrower BRISTOL STREET EQUITIES LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2009-12-14$5,000,000

ALAF ESTATES LLC → BRISTOL STREET EQUITIES LLC

Mortgage2006-05-25$1,236,665.01

borrower ALAF ESTATES LLC · lender CITIBANK, N.A.

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