79 CLIFTON PLACE

Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · BIN 3055597 · Clinton Hill · Last violation May 4, 2026 · Last complaint Mar 22, 2026

NeighborhoodClinton Hill

More violations than 98.9% of nearby buildings

More violations than 99% of buildings and more complaints than 99% of buildings in Clinton Hill. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

A steady level of activity over time

Last 2 yrs: 22 violations · 31 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

1 immediately hazardous (Class C) violation still open

Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 2005

602

27 per year avg.↓ Down 84% in the last 2 years (22 vs 138 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ1

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ5

Rent-impairingⓘ1

Open violation ages

▪ 30–90 days17% (1)

▪ 3–12 months17% (1)

▪ 1–3 years33% (2)

▪ 3+ years33% (2)

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2003

828

35 per year avg.↓ Down 68% in the last 2 years (31 vs 97 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access14%Violation issued15%No violation31%Phone resolved40%Other0%(828)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Maintenanceⓘ79 violations

Egressⓘ29 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ14 violations

Paintingⓘ13 violations

Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ7 violations

Cleaningⓘ7 violations

Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ6 violations

Water Supplyⓘ6 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Heat / hot waterⓘ79 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ22 complaints

Bldg maintenanceⓘ22 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ21 complaints

Electricalⓘ2 complaints

Appliancesⓘ2 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ1 complaints

Adminⓘ1 complaints

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Complaint log

59 complaints · WATER LEAK

All categories HEAT/HOT WATER DOOR/WINDOW UNSANITARY CONDITION WATER LEAK GENERALAll Open Closed

Type

Building safety complaints, construction, permits, and structural issues filed with the NYC Dept. of Buildings, are scored separately.

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Non-emergency	Closed	6B	Nov 21, 2015	WATER LEAK · SLOW LEAKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Non-emergency	Closed	6B	Nov 21, 2015	WATER LEAK · SLOW LEAKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Non-emergency	Closed	6B	Nov 20, 2015	WATER LEAK · DAMP SPOTThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	6B	Sep 30, 2015	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	6B	Sep 30, 2015	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	3E	Sep 13, 2015	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Non-emergency	Closed	3E	Sep 13, 2015	WATER LEAK · SLOW LEAKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	5A	Dec 9, 2014	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	1B	Oct 30, 2014	WATER LEAK · DAMP SPOTThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.