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1438 78 Street

Brooklyn · 11228 · BBL 3062570022 · look up another building

14 code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11228.

Most recent filing on this building: a violation, October 7, 2026

1438 78 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11228. City records date it to 1920 and count 3 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $117K, for the 2026 tax year.

No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.

The November 1 report on this block

On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 6257 in Brooklyn, the block 1438 78 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:

  • 3 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 4 recorded deeds.
  • The block holds 63 parcels and 133 residential units.

Anything filed on 1438 78 Street itself comes the next morning.

Taxes and assessed value for 1438 78 Street

The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $117K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $39K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.

No executed evictions at 1438 78 Street

No executed eviction is on record at 1438 78 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.

Rent stabilization at 1438 78 Street

No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 1438 78 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →

Open code violations at 1438 78 Street

HPD and DOB inspectors have written 14 violations against this building, of which 13 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11228. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 2 open violations.

If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.

Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.

Violation history at 1438 78 Street

ViolationIssuedClass
Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye at entrance door to building at public hall…Nov Sent OutOct 7, 2026C
Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 2nd storyNov Sent OutOct 7, 2026B
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge in the entranceNov Sent OutOct 7, 2026C
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent OutOct 7, 2026B
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent OutOct 7, 2026B
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash window in the 3rd room from e…Nov Sent OutOct 7, 2026B
File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing pr…Nov Sent OutOct 7, 2026A
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood window sill in the kitchenNov Sent OutOct 7, 2026B

The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.

311 complaint history at 1438 78 Street

9 complaints in the past 12 months

NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.

How 1438 78 Street compares in 11228

23.0/100LOW AREA PRESSURE

PulseCities tracks 7,866 lots in 11228, of which 32 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 552 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11228 scores 23.0 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 124 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Dyker Heights →

Other buildings on this block

The city's files carry a record for 4 other addresses on tax block 6257 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:

Questions about 1438 78 Street

Who owns 1438 78 Street?

The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 1438 78 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.

Has 1438 78 Street changed hands recently?

No deed for 1438 78 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.

Have there been evictions at 1438 78 Street?

No executed eviction at 1438 78 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.

Is 1438 78 Street rent stabilized?

No DHCR registration for 1438 78 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.

What is 1438 78 Street assessed at for property taxes?

The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $117K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.

What is the displacement risk around 1438 78 Street?

11228 (Dyker Heights) scores 23.0 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.

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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.