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721 Willoughby Avenue

7,237Records
21City systems
81Open violations
19.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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7,237 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,684 HPD complaints, 2,553 311 service requests, 1,059 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1976
Floors4
Res. units267
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION
BBL3015880001
BIN3042921, 3341748, 3341749

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 19.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations81 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-31.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

167 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 135). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
2
’24–25
135
’25–26

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

416 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (146) · HEAT/HOT WATER (81) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (38) · PLUMBING (22) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14).

Filed construction activity

$772,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1976)
YesSix or more residential units (267)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)WILLOUGHBY COURTS APTS
Head officerRCHRISTOPHER BRAMWELL
Managing agentSHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,720,000 $11,574,000
2026$34,491,000 $15,520,950
2027$38,448,000 $17,301,600

The city's market estimate has risen 49% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 56/100 (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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Willoughby Av — B15 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMyrtle Ave & Lewis Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens. 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

721 Willoughby Avenue

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

416 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 81 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Winthrop Street BK293 C
721 Willoughby Avenue BK267 B
612 East 179 Street BX177 B
1880 Boston Road BX168 B
2424 Cropsey Avenue BK166 A
1332 Clinton Avenue BX150 A
150 East 120 Street MN125 A
890 Prospect Avenue BX124 B
738 Albany Avenue BK114 C
131-10 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN111 B
910 Hegeman Avenue BK105 C
77 New York Avenue BK103 A
603 Mother Gaston Blvd BK101 B
160-60 Claude Avenue QN100 A
1704 St Johns Place BK100 B
250 West 146 Street MN96 B
690 Albany Avenue BK95 B
1441 Boston Road BX92 A
164 West 116 Street MN89 A
443 Alabama Avenue BK84 B
1933 Union Street BK83 C
2075 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN82 B
243 Kingston Avenue BK80 B
2177 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN80 A
1355 East New York Avenue BK80 A
945 East 174 Street BX76 A
225 East 118 Street MN76 B
1920 Washington Avenue BX73 B
126 West 83 Street MN72 B
210 Hegeman Avenue BK71 A
Alabama Avenue BK71 A
871 Westchester Avenue BX70 B
616 East 139 Street BX70 B
1471 Popham Avenue BX69 B
1705 Andrews Avenue South BX66 F
946 College Avenue BX65 B
1920 Union Street BK65 A
858 Gates Avenue BK63 A
455 Jackson Avenue BX60 B
446 Alabama Avenue BK60 B
1023 Broadway BK59 B
1633 University Avenue BX59 B
717 East 9 Street MN57 A
2468 Tiebout Avenue BX57 A
1327 Southern Boulevard BX56 D
2031 Hughes Avenue BX54 C
110-42 Merrick Boulevard QN54 B
97 Crooke Avenue BK53 A
500 Trinity Avenue BX52 B
470 Montgomery Street BK52 B
1714 Crotona Park East BX52 B
3291 Broadway MN50 A
637 East 138 Street BX50 B
1345 Southern Boulevard BX50 D
2160 Walton Avenue BX48 C
840 Hegeman Avenue BK48 A
1690 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
250 East 105 Street MN48 A
440 Jackson Avenue BX47 B
1807 Clinton Avenue BX46 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,648,000 on 2026-08-31 (lender: Berkeley Point Capital LLC and Newmark). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-09RPTT&RET $55,955,804 — from WILLOUGHBY LIHTC INVESTOR, LLC to NEW ERA REVITALIZATION, INC. $55,955,804
2026-08-31Mortgage $42,648,000 — from WILLOUGHBY COURT APARTMENTS, L.P.; HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION to BERKELEY POINT CAPITAL LLC; NEWMARK $42,648,000
2012-12-07Mortgage $2,500,000 — from WILLOUGHBY COURT APARTMENTS L.P.; HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,500,000
2012-11-21Mortgage $7,770,337 — from WILLOUGHBY COURT APARTMENTS L.P.; HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION to FANNIE MAE; NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $7,770,337
2012-11-21Mortgage $23,445,000 — from HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION; WILLOUGHBY COURT APARTMENTS L.P. to FANNIE MAE $23,445,000
2012-11-21Mortgage $15,674,663 — from WILLOUGHBY COURT APARTMENTS L.P.; HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION to FANNIE MAE; NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $15,674,663
2012-11-21Deed $18,850,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOUSES, INC. to HP WILLOUGHBY HOUSING CORPORATION; WILLOUGHBY COURT APARTMENTS L.P. $18,850,000
2010-05-10Mortgage $3,367,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOUSES, INC. to EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORA $3,367,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017023379014416
2018127230016274
2019018300018336
202008304012324
2021820289016333
20221110270016307
2023920342023394
202401118609206
20250324404251
202663292184323
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The full timeline

Construction 124Enforcement 477Housing & tenants 6,426Ownership & money 52Health & systems 158

Every one of the 7,237 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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