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311 Willoughby Avenue

192Records
12City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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192 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 HPD complaints, 45 HPD housing violations, 32 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)311 WILLOUGHBY LLC
BBL3019120058
BIN3054959

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

No 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$54,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)311 Willoughby LLC
Head officerDavid Simkowitz
Managing agentTehillim Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,211,000 $132,660
2026$2,601,000 $156,060
2027$2,802,000 $168,120

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Willoughby Av — B48 · 300 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

311 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

1 311 service request 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 TEHILLIM MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
156 Martense Street BK9 A
158 Martense Street BK9 B
379 South 5 Street BK8 A
153 Division Avenue BK6 A
295 Himrod Street BK6 A
537 Marcy Avenue BK4 D
313 Willoughby Avenue BK4 C
464 Park Avenue BK3 D
186 Broadway BK3 B
871 Driggs Avenue BK3 C
69 Lee Avenue BK3 B
107 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
311 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
65 Skillman Street BK3 C
510 DeKalb Avenue BK3 C
49 Herbert Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $320,000 on 2018-11-21 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-21Mortgage $320,000 — from 311 WILLOUGHBY LLC to MERS $320,000
2018-11-21Agreement $1,170,000 — from 311 WILLOUGHBY LLC to MERS $1,170,000
2017-02-09AL&R $850,000 — from 311 WILLOUGHBY LLC to AVANT CAPITAL BRIDGE III LLC $850,000
2017-02-06Mortgage $850,000 — from 311 WILLOUGHBY LLC to AVANT CAPITAL BRIDGE III LLC $850,000
2017-02-02Deed $1,600,000 — from SEALEY, ANNIE MAE to 311 WILLOUGHBY LLC $1,600,000
2017-01-30Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $533,333
2001-06-13Mortgage $60,000 — from SEALEY, ANNIE MAE to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION $60,000
1985-04-24Mortgage $50,000 — from SEALEY, ANNIE MAE to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP $50,000

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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 142Ownership & money 22Health & systems 9

Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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