679 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn

Modern East New York affordable condo with 36 open housing-code violations and recurring air-quality and mechanical issues.

Built in 2011, this 87-unit East New York condo operates under LIHTC and HUD affordable housing covenants with Wavecrest Management handling operations. While regulatory agreements secure long-term affordability, the building carries active open housing-code violations and mechanical complaints. Three things to know:

Open Class C violations highlight active interior pest and electrical issues. The building carries 36 open housing-code violations, including 17 Class C immediately hazardous orders. August 2026 filings cite roach and mouse infestations, defective electrical wiring, broken cabinet doors, and missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Riser exhaust and food odors bleed into living spaces. Within three blocks of the building, residents logged 3 indoor air quality calls and 3 food establishment odor reports over the last 12 months. Fume and exhaust bleed through risers or lower-floor commercial venting often stay hidden until move-in.

Heat, plumbing, and elevator calls point to ongoing mechanical strain. Residents have filed 75 heat and hot water complaints, 41 unsanitary condition reports, and 29 plumbing calls. Elevator outages also generated 12 complaints over the past year, including single-device outage calls in August 2026.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 138 residential noise calls within three blocks over the last year, mostly for loud music and parties.
• 71 illegal parking calls within three blocks, primarily posted sign violations and overnight commercial parking.
• 61 blocked driveway calls within three blocks over the trailing 12 months.

679 New Lots Avenue is a 87-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3040917501). This building is associated with New Lots Owners LLC. Brix tracks 31 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 2011, this condominium sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 482 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 155 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 91 complaints
• Plumbing: 42 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 38 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 10, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 404, 4th STORY, 2nd A
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER CABINET DOORS AT WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 404, 4th STORY, 2nd
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET DOORS AT WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 404, 4th STORY, 2nd A

Brix score: 21/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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