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135 Willow Street

505Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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505 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 76 311 service requests, 54 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1955
Floors10
Res. units112
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)135 WILLOW OWNERS CORP
BBL3002350020
BIN3001790

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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 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,267,969 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1955)
YesSix or more residential units (112)
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)135 WILLOW OWNERS CORP
Head officerJoshua Appelbaum
Managing agentMARIN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,059,000 $7,676,550
2026$16,053,000 $7,223,850
2027$14,082,000 $6,336,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,915,256 a year ($31.89 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,194,807 ($13.07 per sq ft), net operating income $1,720,449. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayClark St — 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Clark St — B25 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeClark St & Henry St · 650 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.

Report a problem to 311

135 Willow Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MARIN MANAGEMENT CORP — 94 buildings, 1,714 units. Grades across the portfolio: A68 · B15 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 Willow Street BK112 A
319 East 88 Street MN60 A
107 West 82 Street MN58 A
8014 18 Avenue BK55 A
235 Quentin Road BK46 A
217 Quentin Road BK46 A
321 East 66 Street MN45 A
109 East 102 Street MN45 A
791 8 Avenue MN40 A
258 West 22 Street MN39 A
305 McGuinness Boulevard BK38 A
131 Joralemon Street BK36 A
217 East 22 Street MN35 A
55 Hicks Street BK30 A
226 East 83 Street MN28 A
21 Central Park North MN26 B
240 East 90 Street MN25 A
1640 Park Avenue MN24 B
70 East 7 Street MN24 A
2013 83 Street BK23 A
364 3 Avenue MN22 A
239 West 15 Street MN21 A
115 Essex Street MN21 A
232 East 81 Street MN21 A
423 West 45 Street MN20 A
425 West 45 Street MN20 A
412 East 73 Street MN20 A
238 East 89 Street MN20 A
236 East 89 Street MN20 A
324 East 85 Street MN20 A
640 East 14 Street MN20 A
638 East 14 Street MN20 A
367 West 35 Street MN20 A
357 East 68 Street MN20 A
419 East 81 Street MN20 A
239 East 33 Street MN19 A
425 East 81 Street MN19 A
208 West 140 Street MN18 B
8 East 16 Street MN18 C
590 3 Avenue MN18 A
24 Charles Street MN18 A
259 East 10 Street MN18 A
235 East 14 Street MN17 B
625 Driggs Avenue BK16 B
362 3 Avenue MN16 A
606 8 Avenue MN16 A
195 Madison Street MN15 A
312 East 84 Street MN15 A
314 East 84 Street MN15 A
25 King Street MN13 A
127 Henry Street MN12 B
213 West 16 Street MN12 A
38 Mac Dougal Street MN12 A
469 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
106 East 7 Street MN12 A
530 East 85 Street MN11 A
421 West 45 Street MN11 A
426 East 77 Street MN10 B
452 East 84 Street MN10 A
203 West 14 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 94 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2025-12-01 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-14RPTT&RET $840,000 — from GITLIN, JULIA; GITLIN, JOSHUA to TUOHY, PATRICK; TOMMASO, DANIELLE $840,000
2026-07-10Sold for $840,000 $840,000 $7,500
2025-12-26RPTT&RET $650,000 — from WISENFELD, MAXINE; WIESENFELD, JEFFREY to ZHAO, MARGARET $650,000
2025-12-22Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $5,804
2025-12-01Mortgage $2,650,000 — from 135 WILLOW OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,650,000
2025-12-01AL&R $2,650,000 — from 135 WILLOW OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,650,000
2025-12-01Mortgage $500,000 — from 135 WILLOW OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2025-12-01AL&R $500,000 — from 135 WILLOW OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2025-05-12RPTT&RET $535,000 — from KAPLAN, BRADLEY W; KLINGENSMITH, ROBIN L; KAPLAN, PHOEBE S to JUDGE, ACACIA C $535,000
2025-05-09Sold for $535,000 $535,000 $4,777
2025-04-10RPTT&RET $1,525,000 — from AYRES, JOHNNA; AYRES, MICHAEL to GOODMAN, HELEN; GOLDSMITH, MICHAEL $1,525,000
2025-03-27Sold for $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $13,616
2025-03-25RPTT&RET $1,119,500 — from GOODMAN, HELEN; GOLDSMITH, MICHAEL to MARTINI, NICOLE $1,119,500
2025-03-17Sold for $1,119,500 $1,119,500 $9,996
2025-01-08RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from PERELLA, THERESA J; MCGRATH, KEVIN P to GUBAR, JUSTINE $1,150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017134314034
201811569132
201921811123
20203222211
2021031519239
20222586122
202321614124
20243145215
202503423131
20262014310
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The full timeline

Construction 87Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 233Health & systems 20

Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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