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878 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3039851BBL 3014870019Block 1487 · Lot 19Built 19053 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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878 Jefferson Avenue at a glance

878 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn has 43 open city records on file, 2 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Nov 15, 2002 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jun 5, 2026.

Open Class C
2
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
33
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
8
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
7.17
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
10
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jun 5, 2026
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Health score for 878 Jefferson Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 198 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 2
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 33
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 878 Jefferson Avenue

198 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 878 Jefferson Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 4 summonses below, out of $2,850.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 878 Jefferson Avenue
049855893XJun 5, 2026FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 1-8 DWELLING UNITS 1STSep 3, 2026Pending
041615495RMar 1, 2013NON-RECYC LEFT IN RECYC CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 1TO8 DWELLING UNITSApr 2, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)
0155687932Sep 22, 2006FAILURE TO PERMANENTLY RESTORE CUT WITHIN REQUIRED TIMEOct 18, 2007Found in violation
010641585PFeb 13, 2001FAILED TO REMOVE OBSTRUCT ACCUMULATIONSApr 3, 2001Written off

Ownership history for 878 Jefferson Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3014870019), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 878 Jefferson Avenue
Nov 15, 2002Apr 14, 2003878 Jefferson Street, LLCWilliams, Malcolm JDeed (other)View ↗
Nov 12, 2002Dec 11, 2002Williams, MalcolmDwh Properties LLCDeedView ↗
Jun 13, 2000Jan 8, 2002Dwh Properties LLCHenry, Dawanna WilliamsDeedView ↗
Jun 12, 2000Aug 3, 2000Williams, DawannaRidge Rock Development CORPDeedView ↗
Jun 12, 2000Jul 26, 2000Ridge Rock Development CORP1212-39 Street CORPDeedView ↗
Apr 28, 2000Jun 5, 2000121-39 Street CORPDavis, Marie, Rhodes, LydiaDeedView ↗
Sep 20, 1989Sep 28, 1989Rhodes, Lydia, Davis, MarieRhodes, LydiaDeedView ↗
Dec 2, 1985Dec 10, 1985Rhodes, LydiaRhodes, George M/Exec OfDeedView ↗
Apr 21, 1983Apr 25, 1983New York CityCommissioner Of FinanceDeedView ↗
Apr 18, 1979Apr 18, 1979The City Of New York, The City Of New York, The City Ofnew York, City Of Ny, The City Of Newy OrkCommissioner Of Finance Of Th City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finanace Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finacne Of The City Of New York, Finance Admin, Commissioenr Of Finance Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Fiannce Of The City Of New York, Finance Administrator Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Fiance Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finance Of The City O Fne Wyork, Commissioner Of Finance Of City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finance Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finace Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finance Of The City Of Ny, Administrator Of Finance Of The City Of New York, Commissioner Of Finance Of The City Of New York `DeedView ↗
Feb 22, 1974Feb 22, 1974Rhodes George MButts MatthewDeedView ↗
Feb 24, 1971Feb 24, 1971Butts MatthewKaplan BenjaminDeedView ↗

Financing record for 878 Jefferson Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 878 Jefferson Avenue
Aug 29, 2025Mortgage$500,000East West BankView ↗
Sep 30, 2020Satisfaction of mortgageFlushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Aug 31, 2020Mortgage$1,315,000Td Bank, N.A, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INCView ↗
Jun 12, 2009Assignment of leases and rents$335,000Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Jun 12, 2009Mortgage and consolidation$335,000Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
May 28, 2003Satisfaction of mortgageOptimal Funding, INC.View ↗
Dec 19, 2002Satisfaction of mortgageThe Green Point Savings BankView ↗
Dec 16, 2002Mortgage assignmentKey Bank Usa, NaView ↗
Feb 24, 1971MortgageKaplan BenjaminView ↗
Jul 20, 1966MortgageProgressive Credit UnionView ↗
Mortgage$243,750Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageGreen Point SavingsbankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFlushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Mortgage$261,000Optimal Funding INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBrevoort Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$100,000Green Point Savs BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCollymore, SylviaView ↗
Mortgage$11,750Collymore, SylviaView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.