Is 1661 79th St rent stabilized?
1661 79th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (11214). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 1661 79th Street — or 1661 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 486 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bensonhurst, where the median building has 12. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1929 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 63 open violations here, about 10.5 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 74 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 12 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bensonhurst |
| ZIP | 11214 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3062590052 |
Owner & management
| Owner | VARE, LLC 1661 79TH ST · BROOKLYN, NY 11214 |
| Managing agent | JOHN VARELAKIS |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 63 open / 74 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 99 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 17, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1661 79th St rent stabilized?
1661 79th St in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 1661 79th St?
1661 79th St (BBL 3062590052) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.