879 Lenox Road

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04641-0028BIN 3100953

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 38 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

338

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 D10Issued 2025-06-27

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D10, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-13RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS AT BALCONY AT 2ND STACK FROM WEST AT SOUTH AT LOBBY, 3rd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B4Issued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-08

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

363

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water236

Unsanitary Condition48

Plumbing17

Paint/Plaster14

Water Leak13

Door/Window10

Appliance9

General6

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

661

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential390

Street/Sidewalk200

Unspecified38

Commercial22

Vehicle6

House of Worship5

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

279

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony84

Misdemeanor119

Violation76

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-10Apt B-1residential

2026-01-08Apt A-3residential

2024-06-11Apt A-2residential

2023-05-31Apt B-1residential

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 2025-04-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2021-03-11

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-11-21

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2017-11-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

879 LENOX LLC

Head officer

PINCUS SCHWIMMER

Managing agent

PINCUS SCHWIMMER

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

1539 PARK PLACEBROOKLYN 263 MARION STREETBROOKLYN 2709 CLARENDON ROADBROOKLYN 291 JEFFERSON STREETBROOKLYN 293 JEFFERSON STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-03-15 · $7,075,000

Most recent mortgage2018-04-10 · $674,277.42

Mortgage2018-04-10$674,277.42

borrower 879 LENOX LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION INC

Mortgage2016-03-15$4,550,000

borrower 879 LENOX LLC · lender ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY

Sale2016-03-15$7,075,000

879 CORP. → 879 LENOX LLC

Mortgage2002-11-19$42,885.48

borrower 879 CORP · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage1995-03-14$107,637.23

borrower 879 CORP · lender FIRST FEDERAL S&L ASSOCIATION/ROCHESTER

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale