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2045 78 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3161616BBL 3062510060Block 6251 · Lot 60Built 19243 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
6 open Class C — see them ↓$600.00 recorded as due
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2045 78 Street at a glance

2045 78 Street, Brooklyn has 18 open city records on file, 6 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $600.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Mar 5, 2009 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jan 13, 2026.

Open Class C
6
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
2
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
10
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$600.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
3.33
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jan 13, 2026
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Health score for 2045 78 Street

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

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 94 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 6
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 2
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 2
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $600
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 2045 78 Street

94 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 2045 78 Street

$600.00 is recorded as due across the 21 summonses below, out of $6,325.00 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 2045 78 Street
049569511YJan 13, 2026IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STApr 13, 2026Pending
049168864MAug 28, 2025UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEDec 1, 2025Pending
048956469NMar 11, 2025SPILLAGE FROM A RECEPTACLE 1ST OFFENSEJun 9, 2025Pending
048486313NJan 28, 2025UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEApr 28, 2025Found in violation
048740623JDec 9, 2024UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEMar 10, 2025Pending
048296626RApr 15, 2024UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEJul 29, 2024Pending
047675015LMay 30, 2023UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEAug 28, 2023Pending
047305924KJan 5, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 5, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047155692JApr 14, 2021LOOSE RUBBISHJul 13, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0186714725Jun 6, 2015DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJul 28, 2015Found in violation
0173676241Jun 29, 2012IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSEAug 3, 2012Written off
0149167765Aug 20, 2005DIRTY SIDEWALKOct 4, 2005Found in violation
1032430Sep 2, 2004RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES.NOTED APARTMENT BUILT AT CELLAR LEVEL WITHOUT WITH LARGE FURNISHED BED ROOM 3 PC BATHROOM,KITCHEN WITH GAS STOMay 23, 2005Written off
034450786KSep 2, 2004ADDITIONAL DAILY PENALTY FOR CONTINUED VIOLATION OF 27-118.1 A -1 2May 23, 2005Pending
564446Sep 2, 2004WORK W/OUT A PERMIT.HAZARDOUS WORK NOTED:FULL PARTITION WALLS ERECTED AT CELLAR LEVEL CREATING ONE LARGE BEDROOM WITH 4 MATTRESSES ON FLOOR 3 PC BATHROOM LARGE KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE/RESIDENTIAL SINK.REMEDY:RESMay 23, 2005Found in violation
0128399233Apr 10, 2003LOOSE RUBBISHDec 29, 2003Written off
0127991858Jun 28, 2002MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESJun 2, 2003Written off
370827Apr 27, 2002OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPT RECORD. DEFECT NOTED: TWO CLASS A APTS IN CELLAR WITH 3 PC BATHROOM AND A FULL KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE ALSO ERECTED INTERIOR WALL PARTITION CREATY BEDROOM, LIVJul 22, 2002Found in violation
15066Apr 27, 2002OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPT RECORDS INDEX SIX FAMILY DEFECT NOTED CELLAR TWO CLASS A APT WITH A 3 PC BATHROOM AND A FULL KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE ERECTED INTERIOR WALL PARTITION CREATINGJul 15, 2002Found in violation
0116681941Aug 2, 2000FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONSep 14, 2000Written off
0096892548Nov 20, 1998MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESJun 13, 2000Written off

Ownership history for 2045 78 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3062510060), 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 2045 78 Street
Mar 5, 2009Mar 17, 20092045 R. LLCSafonte, JoanneDeedView ↗
Jan 8, 1999Feb 2, 2001Safonte, JoanneSafonte, AntonioDeedView ↗
Aug 16, 1989Sep 1, 1989Safonte, AntoninoKwan, Jeanette, Kwan, Sui SangDeedView ↗
Jun 25, 1986Jul 2, 1986Kwan, Jeanette, Kwan, Sui Sang, Kwan, Jeannette/AkaRotondo, Maria, Rotondo, Vito/Est OfDeedView ↗
Jul 17, 1981Jul 17, 1981Rotondo VitoSternbach Leo, Sternbach Laraine, Novick Phyllis, Sternbach Regina, Sternbach PhyllisDeedView ↗
Jul 10, 1972Jul 10, 1972Sternbach Regina, Sternbach Phyllis, Sternbach Leo, Sternback Laraine152 Sutter Ave CORPDeedView ↗

Financing record for 2045 78 Street

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 2045 78 Street
Mar 9, 2026Satisfaction of mortgageCapital One, National Association, Green Point Savings BankView ↗
Jul 11, 2025Mortgage$1,000,000Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jul 2, 2024Satisfaction of mortgageFlushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Jul 5, 2011Satisfaction of mortgageSi Bank & TrustView ↗
Jun 17, 2011Assignment of leases and rents$425,000Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Jun 17, 2011Mortgage$425,000Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Jul 17, 1981MortgageSternbach ReginaView ↗
Mortgage assignmentSi Bank & TrustView ↗
Mortgage$250,000Si Bank & TrustView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageIndependence Savs BankView ↗
Mortgage$196,000Green Point SavingsbankView ↗
Mortgage$150,000Independence Savs BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageSternbach, ReginaView ↗

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