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ViolationScout61 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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79 East 18th St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05099-0039

En español: 61 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 82 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 30 años abierta, desde el 13 de septiembre de 1996.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 61 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 30 years, since September 13, 1996.

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61 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed September 13, 1996.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since February 20, 2026. Reason on the order: habitability.
Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2022.
DOB violations
23 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
2 open housing court cases. The newest opened April 14, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C61 open
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18824346
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18824345
MoldNotice sent to tenant18824344
Fire SafetyNotice sent18637435
Notice sent18637420
Notice sent18637416
Notice sent18637412
Notice sent18637410
Notice sent18637408
Notice sent18637407
The report lists all 61, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B21 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent18824343
Notice sent18824342
Notice sent18824341
Notice sent18824340
Notice sent18824339
Fire SafetyNotice sent18637418
Fire SafetyNotice sent18637417
MoldNotice sent to tenant18637414
Notice sent18623820
Notice sent18618067
The report lists all 21, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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Does 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn had 82 open violations on September 27, 2026: 82 from HPD. 61 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 30 years, since September 13, 1996.

Is 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 61 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since February 20, 2026. Reason on the order: habitability. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Is 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2022. HPD puts a group of buildings with serious, long-running violations into the program each year. While a building is in it, HPD can make repairs itself and charge the cost to the property, and the building stays in until HPD discharges it.

Does 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 23 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 2 open housing court cases. The newest opened April 14, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

When was 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1916 as the year 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 79 East 18 Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 79 East 18th St, Brooklyn: 61 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/79-east-18-street-brooklyn

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