679 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn · East Williamsburg, NY 11211
679 Metropolitan Avenue is a 35-apartment building in East Williamsburg, built in 1920, managed by Griffin Building CORP. The City has 135 open housing-code violations on file for it, 22 of them immediately hazardous — about 3.9 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 26 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet — everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by Griffin Building CORP
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The City’s record below shows what inspectors found. It can’t tell anyone whether the heat actually works, how long the super takes, or whether management picks up the phone. Only someone who lived here can.
- Units
- 35
- Year built
- 1920
- Neighborhood
- East Williamsburg
- Borough
- Brooklyn
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
Complaints are down from 1 to 0 year on year.
0tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 1 the year before
135open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 3.9 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 22
- Hazardous
- 84
- Non-hazardous
- 29
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings53
- Doors, windows and locks26
- Smoke and CO alarms24
- Pests13
- Leaks, damp or mould7
- Electrical4
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026
What tenants say
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Does the heat hold in January? How long does the super take? Does management answer the phone, and were you charged what you expected? No public record answers any of that — only someone who lived here can.
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