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678 Willoughby Avenue

141Records
12City systems
0Open violations
83.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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141 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 rodent inspections, 24 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2004
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)YSR WILLOUGHBY MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL3017690019
BIN3390092

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 83.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)YSR WILLOUGHBY MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerSAM WURTZBERGER
Managing agentMRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,034,000 $122,040
2026$2,552,000 $153,120
2027$2,223,000 $133,380

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Flushing Av — J M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Hart St — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Throop Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brighter Choice Community 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

678 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

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 112 buildings, 897 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C15 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2136 Honeywell Avenue BX101 C
250 Winthrop Street BK49 B
43-08 52nd Street QN40 A
458 East 25th Street BK37 A
641 East 28th Street BK36 A
901 Myrtle Avenue BK34 A
1409 Flatbush Avenue BK22 A
1173 Rogers Avenue BK21 A
1223 Putnam Avenue BK18 A
280 Bond Street BK13 A
156-08 107 Avenue QN12 A
1118 Fulton Street BK11 A
170 West Street BK10 A
256 North 9 Street BK10 A
South 4 Street BK10 A
171 Hancock Street BK10 A
695 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
164 South 1 Street BK8 A
1477 Pacific Street BK8 B
168 Evergreen Ave BK8 A
1202 Decatur Street BK8 B
193 Moffat Street BK8 A
89 Montrose Avenue BK8 A
41 Goodwin Place BK8 A
423 Tompkins Avenue BK8 A
1200 Decatur Street BK8 A
176 Quincy Street BK8 A
1572 Pacific Street BK8 A
207 North 6 Street BK8 A
79 Eagle Street BK8 A
649 Marcy Avenue BK8 A
1261 Pacific Street BK8 B
142 Macon Street BK7 A
254 Winthrop Street BK7 A
27 Van Buren Street BK7 B
88 Herbert Street BK7 A
69 Java Street BK7 A
444 Pulaski Street BK7 A
52 Maspeth Avenue BK7 A
442 Pulaski Street BK7 A
838 Quincy Street BK7 A
846 Quincy Street BK7 A
131 North 4 Street BK6 A
98 Meserole Street BK6 A
218 Classon Avenue BK6 A
93 Quincy Street BK6 A
96 North 5 Street BK6 A
111 South 4 Street BK6 A
291A Monroe Street BK6 C
252 Hancock Street BK6 C
141 Green Street BK6 A
256 Jefferson Street BK6 B
508 Waverly Avenue BK6 A
55 Maspeth Avenue BK6 A
133 Menahan Street BK6 A
27 Dodworth Street BK5 C
252 Himrod Street BK5 D
133 Meserole Avenue BK5 A
641 DeKalb Avenue BK5 A
397 Greene Avenue BK4 F

showing 60 of 112 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $39,255 on 2020-12-29 (lender: Fm Home Loans LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-26Agreement $1,146,000 — from REZNIK, YARIV to FM HOME LOANS, LLC $1,146,000
2020-12-29Mortgage $39,256 — from REZNIK, YARIV to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FM HOME LOANS LLC $39,256
2019-11-18Mortgage $215,342 — from REZNIK, YARIV to MERS $215,342
2019-11-18Agreement $1,124,475 — from REZNIK, YARIV to MERS $1,124,475
2016-01-30Mortgage $965,000 — from REZNIK, YARIV to MERS $965,000
2011-07-05Mortgage $459,900 — from REZNIK, YARIV to FIRST RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICES CORP $459,900
2010-12-17Mortgage $320,000 — from BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT CORP to BENJAMIN FUNDING CORP. $320,000
2010-12-17Deed $400,000 — from CRUZ, FELIPE; CRUZ, MARIA to BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT CORP $400,000
2010-12-17AL&R $320,000 — from BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT CORP to BENJAMIN FUNDING CORP. $320,000
2005-12-09Deed $815,000 — from GUARANTEE HOMES LLC to CRUZ, MARIA; CRUZ, FELIPE $815,000
2005-12-09Mortgage $650,000 — from CRUZ, MARIA; CRUZ, FELIPE to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $650,000
2005-12-09Mortgage $165,000 — from CRUZ, MARIA; CRUZ, FELIPE to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $165,000
2004-11-24Mortgage $600,000 — from GUARANTEE HOMES LLC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $600,000
2004-11-24AL&R $600,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to GUARANTEE HOMES LLC $600,000
2004-03-19DEEDO $100,000 — from SAUNDERS, RUSSELL to GUARANTEE HOMES, LLC $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171023
20180022
201926210
202045110
202173313
20225049
20231045
20242035
20253047
20260022
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 54Health & systems 30

Every one of the 141 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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