679 Metropolitan Avenue
A 5-story building with 35 apartments, built in 1920, in Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Addresses on the lot: 677 to 679 Metropolitan Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
679 Metropolitan Avenue has 135 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to GRIFFIN BUILDING CORP. 34 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 679 Metropolitan Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 135 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 22 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 84 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 29 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 679 Metropolitan Avenue?
679 Metropolitan Avenue is registered with HPD to GRIFFIN BUILDING CORP. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2015.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 4% of residential buildings in 11211 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 679 Metropolitan Avenue rent stabilized?
34 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 34 of the building’s 35 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 656 Metropolitan Avenue29 apartments, built 1920
- 692 Metropolitan Avenue35 apartments, built 1930
- 710 Metropolitan Avenue69 apartments, built 1930
- 85 Leonard Street31 apartments, built 1920
- 623 Metropolitan Avenue22 apartments, built 1920
- 350 Manhattan Avenue32 apartments, built 1916
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-02758-0028.