# 981 79th Street, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11228 BBL 3059730064 · Block 5973 · Lot 64 · BIN 3150520, 3361785 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/981-79th-street-3059730064 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 981 79th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11228; tax lot BBL 3059730064) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1925, on a 2,333 sq ft lot zoned R4-1. City tax records list the owner as CHEN, KEXIN; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated February 25, 2021 lists a price of $1,320,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,640,000. As of November 9, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “981 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228 (BBL 3059730064)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/981-79th-street-3059730064. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Dyker Heights: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11228: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11228 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 979 79th Street (23 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/979-79th-street-3059730065 - 985 79th Street (24 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/985-79th-street-3059730063 - 975 79th Street (47 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/975-79th-street-3059730066 - 987 79th Street (48 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/987-79th-street-3059730061 - 973 79th Street (70 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/973-79th-street-3059730068 - 969 79th Street (93 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/969-79th-street-3059730069 - 7818 10th Avenue (113 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/7818-10th-avenue-3059730054 - 7822 10th Avenue (115 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/7822-10th-avenue-3059730055 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: CHEN, KEXIN - Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick - Year built: 1925 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 2,333 sq ft · Building area: 2,052 sq ft - Zoning: R4-1 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,640,000, assessed value $98,400, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2021-02-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2021-02-25 from 981 79TH STREET REALTY LLC to ZHENG, HONGYAN; CHEN, KEXIN, stated price $1,320,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2019-01-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2019-01-31 from ESTATE OF STYLIANI M. GREGOROPOULOS AKA; DIANA ALEXANDROPOULOS, AS EXECUTOR; STRAVOULA ALWELL, AS EXECUTOR to 981 79TH STREET REALTY LLC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1966-12-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-12-23 from MELIS EMILY; MELIS NICK to GREGOROPOULOS PETER; GREGOROPOULOS STELLA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1966-05-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-05-17 from MARTIN ARTHUR M to MELIS NICK; MELIS EMILY, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2021-03-24 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00482673-I1: General Construction — INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICAT…. Issued 2021-03-24, expires 2021-10-17. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2021-03-20 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00482675-I1: Plumbing — INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WITH PLUMBING WORK: RELOCATE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FIXTURES; NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATERS ON …. Issued 2021-03-20, expires 2021-12-22. | rbx6-tga4 | ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. No records found. ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## 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. No records found. ## 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 CHEN, KEXIN. | 64uk-42ks | | 2021-02-25 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2021-02-25). | 636b-3b5g | | 2021-02-25 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2021-02-25). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3059730064