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68 Willoughby Street

899Records
18City systems
0Open violations
3.1Penalty rate

899 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 HPD complaints, 163 311 service requests, 104 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units30
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)GOTHAM CAPITAL REALTY LLC
BBL3001520028
BIN3000409, 3000410

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.1. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,813,388 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GOTHAM CAPITAL REALTY
Head officerKENNY HIRSCH
Managing agentGOTHAM CAPITAL REALTY
Last registered2025-06-26

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,069,000 $4,081,050
2026$10,729,000 $4,828,050
2027$11,417,000 $5,137,650

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ac BentoAsian/Asian FusionB—
BonchonKoreanA—
El Tio PioLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayJay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Hoyt St — 2 3 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Outbound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Metrotech Underpass / Lawrence St — B54 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLawrence St & Willoughby St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

68 Willoughby Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,500,000 on 2016-06-09 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-30Agreement $396,000 — from FULTON STREET REALTY VENTURE, L.L.C. to MARK BURTON, TRUSTEE; GOTHAM CAPITAL REALTY LLC; KENNETH B HIRSCH , AS TRUSTEE; LAWRENCE S $396,000
2016-06-09Agreement $22,500,000 — from LAWRENCE GOLDSTEIN, CO-TRUSTEE; CLARK GOLDSTEIN, CO-TRUSTEE; LAWRENCE A. GOLDSTEIN IRREVOC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $22,500,000
2016-06-09Deed $46,601,000 — from BH KFIR CAPITAL-JB LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC; METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; YH WILLOUGHB to LAWRENCE A. GOLDSTEIN IRREVOCABLE TRUST; PHILIP H. GOLDSTEIN, CO-TRUSTEE; REBECCA $46,601,000
2016-06-09Mortgage $5,500,000 — from MARK BURTON, TRUSTEE; DR, LARRY LEVIN, CO-TRUSTEE; GOTHAM CAPITAL REALTY LLC; LAWRENCE A. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,500,000
2016-06-09AL&R $22,500,000 — from KENNETH HIRSCH, CO-TRUSTEE; KENNETH HIRSCH, CO-TRUSTEE; LAWRENCE A. GOLDSTEIN, CO-TRUSTEE; to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $22,500,000
2016-05-26Sold for $46,601,000 $46,601,000 $1,553,367
2015-12-04AL&R $17,000,000 — from METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC; YH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $17,000,000
2015-12-04Mortgage $4,932,270 — from YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $4,932,270
2015-12-04Agreement $17,000,000 — from METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC; YH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $17,000,000
2013-10-02Mortgage $250,467 — from YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC; METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $250,467
2013-10-02Agreement $8,250,467 — from METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $8,250,467
2013-10-02AL&R $2,431,179 — from METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,431,179
2013-10-02Mortgage $2,431,179 — from YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,431,179
2013-10-02Mortgage $1,386,084 — from METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC; YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $1,386,084
2013-10-02AL&R $8,250,467 — from QUALITY BH WILLOUGHBY LLC; YH WILLOUGHBY LLC; METROTECH BH HOLDINGS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $8,250,467

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751110017
2018141121028
201914170022
202001130014
202101200021
202281190129
202306152629
20240272314
202540180426
202690150226
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The full timeline

Construction 115Enforcement 183Housing & tenants 455Ownership & money 107Health & systems 39

Every one of the 899 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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