163 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 HPD housing violations, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 50 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1983-11-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Building/Use (2) · Air Quality (2) · Noise (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 499 Willoughby LLC |
| Head officer | Sharon Benoit |
| Managing agent | Brownstone Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,578,000 | $94,680 |
| 2026 | $1,998,000 | $119,880 |
| 2027 | $2,208,000 | $132,480 |
The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Marcy Av — B54 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Hart St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos 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.
499 Willoughby Avenue
| 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 |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 97 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $119,453 on 2025-10-21 (lender: American Heritage Lending LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | Mortgage $119,454 — from 499 WILLOUGHBY LLC to MERS; AMERICAN HERITAGE LENDING LLC | $119,454 | |
| 2025-10-21 | M&CON $1,748,000 — from 499 WILLOUGHBY LLC to AMERICAN HERITAGE LENDING; MERS | $1,748,000 | |
| 2023-12-04 | Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 499 WILLOUGHBY LLC to MERS INC CROSSCOUNTY MORTGAGE LLC | $1,650,000 | |
| 2023-09-26 | Mortgage $989,750 — from 499 WILLOUGHBY, LLC to TVC FUNDING III, LLC | $989,750 | |
| 2022-03-01 | Mortgage $451,000 — from BENOIT, SHARIE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $451,000 | |
| 2017-01-18 | Mortgage $543,000 — from BENOIT, SHARIE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $543,000 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Mortgage $600,000 — from BENOIT, SHARIE to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | $600,000 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Deed $750,000 — from HAIRSTON, SANDRA; HAIRSTON, JR., ANDREW to BENOIT, SHARIE | $750,000 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Mortgage $75,000 — from BENOIT, SHARIE to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | $75,000 | |
| 2004-10-27 | Mortgage $75,000 — from HAIRSTON, ANDREW JR; HAIRSTON, SANDRA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $75,000 | |
| 1987-11-02 | Mortgage $90,000 — from HAIRSTON, SANDRA; HAIRSTON, ANDREW JR to CITIBANK NA | $90,000 | |
| 1986-04-25 | Mortgage $48,500 — from MORRIS, SAMUEL to VIGILANTE, ADELE | $48,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 163 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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