# 447 78th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209 BBL 3059610056 · Block 5961 · Lot 56 · BIN 3149865 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/447-78th-street-3059610056 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-05 ## Summary 447 78th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11209; tax lot BBL 3059610056) is a 6-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C2: walk-up apartments, five or six families), built around 1931, on a 2,500 sq ft lot zoned R4-1. City tax records list the owner as TAIP QOKU. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,150,000. As of November 5, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one DOB job with a permit issued but no sign-off and one open HPD violation. There were no 311 requests in the past 12 months and one HPD complaint since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “447 78th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209 (BBL 3059610056)”, data as of 2026-11-05, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/447-78th-street-3059610056. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 1 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 1 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: TAIP QOKU - Building class: C2 – Walk-up apartments, five or six families - Year built: 1931 - Floors: 3 - Units: 6 residential / 6 total - Lot area: 2,500 sq ft · Building area: 5,100 sq ft - Zoning: R4-1, BR - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-05 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,150,000, assessed value $517,500, tax class 2A - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1998-07-01 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-07-01 from BAUMEISTER, ROBERT L/EXEC; BAUMEISTER, PHILIP R/EXEC; BAUMEISTER, PHILIP C/LWT to QOKU, TAIP; QOKU, SHQIPE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2007-04-12 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 302327033 (A2 – Alteration with multiple work types (no change to use/occupancy)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT. NEW FLOORING, TILES DOORS AND INTERIOR PARTITIONS. THERE WILL BENO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS. | ic3t-wcy2 | | 2007-04-25 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 302327033: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2007-04-25, expires 2008-04-24. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2000-09-27 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 301083510: Alteration / Other / general construction. Issued 2000-09-27, expires 2001-09-27. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2009-05-15 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class A violation (Class A) in apt 3: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-18 | pending (NEW ISSUANCE) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 1-8 DWELLING UNITS 1ST. Hearing pending. | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2023-05-08 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt BLDG): Unsanitary Condition – Garbage/Recycling Storage. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed. | ygpa-z7cr | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as TAIP QOKU. | 64uk-42ks | | 1998-07-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1998-07-01). | 636b-3b5g | | 1998-07-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1998-07-01). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-09-12 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Taip Qoku, business city Staten Island. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-09-12 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Taip Qoku, business city Staten Island. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-09-12 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Taip Qoku. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. 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