112 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
$262,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1845) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP |
| Head officer | JULIUS GOLDMAN |
| Managing agent | TURF COMPANY |
| Last registered | 2026-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,571,000 | $1,156,950 |
| 2026 | $3,085,000 | $1,388,250 |
| 2027 | $3,702,000 | $1,665,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Clark St — 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none High St — A C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Middagh St — B25 · 1,050 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbia Heights & Cranberry St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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.
56 Willow Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by TURF COMPANY — 60 buildings, 624 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B7 · C7 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $104,898 on 2022-05-18 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $2,200,000 — from DE BACKER, KATELIJNE to PLIEGO, ADRIANA RODRIGUEZ; VILLARREAL, RODRIGO MORALES | $2,200,000 | |
| 2022-12-12 | Sold for $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $366,667 |
| 2022-05-18 | Agreement $275,000 — from 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. to FLUSHING BANK | $275,000 | |
| 2022-05-18 | Mortgage $104,899 — from 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. to FLUSHING BANK | $104,899 | |
| 2021-07-13 | RPTT&RET $2,650,000 — from CAMPO-SMILEY, PAULA; SMILEY, ANDREW J to HINE, LAURA; HINE, CLARKSON | $2,650,000 | |
| 2021-06-29 | Sold for $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | $441,667 |
| 2019-02-11 | RPTT&RET $2,925,000 — from RAPPORT, ADAM T to GOLDMAN, JULIUS M; HUNTER, RACHEL | $2,925,000 | |
| 2019-02-06 | Sold for $2,925,000 | $2,925,000 | $487,500 |
| 2016-03-14 | AL&R $250,000 — from 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. to FLUSHING BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2016-03-14 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. to FLUSHING BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2015-06-11 | RPTT&RET $2,300,000 — from WATSON, GAIL; GOLDBERG, RICHARD to RAPPORT, ADAM TISDEL | $2,300,000 | |
| 2004-12-22 | AL&R $200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 2004-12-22 | Agreement $200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 2004-12-22 | Mortgage $108,451 — from 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $108,451 | |
| 1999-09-16 | Mortgage $58,229 — from 56 WILLOW HOUSING CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $58,229 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 112 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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