79 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn · Fort Greene, NY 11205
79 Willoughby Avenue is a 4-apartment building in Fort Greene, built in 1905, managed by 79 Willoughby Avenue LLC. The City has 27 open housing-code violations on file for it, 2 of them immediately hazardous, about 6.8 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 5 October 2026). Tenants filed 4 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 2 days (311, as of 5 October 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by 79 Willoughby Avenue LLC
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- Units
- 4
- Year built
- 1905
- Neighborhood
- Fort Greene
- 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.
Problems here get fixed quickly, a median of 2 days from complaint to close, faster than the 8-day neighborhood median.
4tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year
27open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 6.8 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 2
- Hazardous
- 20
- Non-hazardous
- 5
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings9
- Doors, windows and locks6
- Other repairs4
- Pests3
- Leaks, damp or mould2
- Electrical2
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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