1553 79th Street, Brooklyn

A two-family Bensonhurst home where street parking and curb space drive the local picture.

A 1920 two-family brick home in Bensonhurst. Because it's a small residential property without shared common areas or high tenant churn, the housing-code record stays essentially unwritten. What shapes daily life here is street-level curb friction. Two things to know:

Tree limb hazards and curb contention dominate the immediate blockface. 372 tree damage calls was recorded within three blocks over the last year, with 361 specifically flagging cracked branches at risk of falling. Pair that with 261 illegal parking calls—mostly blocked hydrants (122) and overnight commercial parking (68)—and 51 blocked driveway reports, and curb space around the block is heavily contested.

Physical inspection matters more than paper records. Housing-code filings for this two-unit structure are minimal, shifting the inspection focus entirely to physical systems: the age and condition of the roof, boiler, service lines, and plumbing. Single-family and two-family buildings rarely generate apartment-style paperwork, so mechanical due diligence falls on a direct walk-through.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 20 residential noise calls in the surrounding three blocks over the last 12 months, showing a calm evening baseline.
• 14 derelict vehicle calls and 6 abandoned car reports within three blocks over the last year.

1553 79th Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3062580053). This building is associated with Chen, Kevin Hao. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

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

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