# 79 Downing Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238 BBL 3019830004 · Block 1983 · Lot 4 · BIN 3056868 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/79-downing-street-3019830004 Last updated: 2026-11-04 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 79 Downing Street (Brooklyn, NY 11238; tax lot BBL 3019830004) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1874, on a 2,020 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as NESBIT LEONARD. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,272,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active DOB violation. There were three 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, “79 Downing Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (BBL 3019830004)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/79-downing-street-3019830004. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 1 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: NESBIT LEONARD - Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up - Year built: 1874 - Floors: 3 - Units: 3 residential / 3 total - Lot area: 2,020 sq ft · Building area: 3,200 sq ft - Zoning: R6B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-04 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,272,000, assessed value $136,320, tax class 1 - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 1991-08-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1991-08-27 from JONES, LUTICIA to NESBIT, LEONARD, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1986-05-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1986-05-28 from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2960 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1981-06-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1981-06-19 from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to JONES LUTICIA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1976-09-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1976-09-16 from FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY; ; IVAN E. IRIZARRY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; , no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2318 lots. | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2000-06-21 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300129046: Alteration. Issued 2000-06-21, expires 2001-03-28. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1999-04-26 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300129046: Alteration. Issued 1999-04-26, expires 2000-03-28. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1999-03-08 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300129046: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 1999-03-08, expires 2000-03-07. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1998-06-15 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300129046: Alteration. Issued 1998-06-15, expires 1999-03-28. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1998-02-20 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300129046: Alteration. Issued 1998-02-20, expires 1998-11-07. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1998-01-02 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300630805: Construction equipment (scaffold, fence, shed) / Construction equipment. Issued 1998-01-02, expires 1998-07-12. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1997-08-25 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300129046: Alteration. Issued 1997-08-25, expires 1997-11-07. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1997-08-06 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300630805: Construction equipment (scaffold, fence, shed) / Construction equipment. Issued 1997-08-06, expires 1997-12-31. | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 1993-08-16 | open (V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | ## 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. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-07-05 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt 1): Unsanitary Condition – Sewage. HPD called the telephone number on file for this complaint. Someone at that number indicated that the condition was corrected. The complaint has been closed. Please submit a new service request with … | ygpa-z7cr | | 2026-10-30 | open (In Progress) | 311 request to DEP: Lead – Lead Kit. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-07-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to HPD: UNSANITARY CONDITION – SEWAGE. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-04-06 | open (In Progress) | 311 request to DPR: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition – Trees and Sidewalks Program. | erm2-nwe9 | ## 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 NESBIT LEONARD. | 64uk-42ks | | 1991-08-27 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1991-08-27). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-10-24 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Linda Nesbit-Floria. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2025-10-24 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Linda Nesbit-Floria, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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