# 37-51 79 Street, Queens, NY

Public-record building report from Know Your Building (https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/4012900049/37-51-79-street-queens).
BBL 4012900049 · BIN 4029982 · Generated 2026-10-23

## Concern level: moderate

- 3 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 19 apartments
- 3 of those issued in the last 3 years
- 2 active DOB violation(s)
- 4 evictions executed in the last 3 years

Scale: low, moderate, high, severe. Set from open hazardous violations relative to building size, raised by distress signals (HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program, court harassment findings, evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, a sold tax lien). It describes the public record, not any one apartment.

## Rent stabilization

Likely rent-stabilized. The owner registered 58 stabilized units for 2023, of about 58 apartments.
Registered units by year: 2018: 54, 2019: 58, 2020: 58, 2021: 58, 2022: 58, 2023: 58.
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized; tenants can request their rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

## The building

built 1927, 6 floors, 58 residential units.

## HPD housing-maintenance violations

10 open (class C immediately hazardous: 3, class B hazardous: 6, class A non-hazardous: 1); 148 on record.
3 open class-C violations were issued in the last 3 years.

## DOB building violations

2 active (0 issued in the last 3 years); 53 on record.

## OATH/ECB violations and fines

1 active of 42 on record; 0 decided by default; $2,500 balance due.

## 311 housing complaints

55 in the last 12 months; 101 on record.
Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45), PLUMBING (18), UNSANITARY CONDITION (14), WATER LEAK (7), PAINT/PLASTER (5).

## Bedbugs

10 annual bedbug filings by the owner; latest reports 1 infested unit.

## Evictions

4 executed in the last 3 years; 6 on record.

## Housing court (HPD litigation)

6 cases on record, 0 open, 5 tenant-initiated, 0 with a court finding of harassment.

## Landlord

- CorporateOwner: 37-51/37-55 79TH REALTY LLC
- Agent: HOWARD DUBLIN
- HeadOfficer: STUART BERGER
- SiteManager: HOWARD DUBLIN

The same owner is linked to 26 other buildings (STUART BERGER at 33-24 PARSONS BOULEVARD).

## Sources and limits

NYC Open Data (HPD, DOB, OATH/ECB, 311, DOF, PLUTO) and NYS DHCR building lists. This is a screening signal from public records, not legal advice; records lag and contain errors. Full interactive report with violation details and maps: https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/4012900049/37-51-79-street-queens