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296 Wythe

512Records
16City systems
0Open violations
2.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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512 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 311 service requests, 75 DOB permits, 64 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built2021
Floors6
Res. units55
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)WYTHE OWNER LLC
BBL3023780021
BIN3062567, 3062568, 3429536

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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 80% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.9. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (22) · Street Condition (9) · Graffiti (8) · Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,908,125 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (34 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 (2021)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)WYTHE OWNER LLC
Head officerJOSEPH BRUNNER
Managing agentWYTHE OWNER LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$20,686,000 $9,308,700
2026$21,127,000 $9,507,150
2027$21,334,000 $9,600,300

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Joe & the JuiceJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Wythe Av — Q59 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Wythe Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

296 Wythe

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,748,500 on 2023-10-10 (lender: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-06Agreement $52,000,000 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $52,000,000
2025-11-06AL&R $52,000,000 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $52,000,000
2023-10-10Mortgage $16,748,500 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $16,748,500
2023-10-10AL&R $57,500,000 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $57,500,000
2023-10-10Agreement $57,500,000 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $57,500,000
2022-01-20Mortgage $341,178 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $341,178
2022-01-20AL&R $341,178 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $341,178
2022-01-20Mortgage $9,454,053 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $9,454,053
2022-01-20Agreement $21,884,053 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $21,884,053
2022-01-20AL&R $18,549,769 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $18,549,769
2022-01-20Agreement $18,549,769 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $18,549,769
2022-01-20AL&R $21,884,053 — from WYTHE OWNER LLC to 296 WYTHE ST 1 LLC $21,884,053
2018-04-19Agreement $18,549,769 — from PH 296 WYTHE I LLC; WYTHE HOLDINGS LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $18,549,769
2018-04-19AL&R $12,430,000 — from WYTHE HOLDINGS LLC; PH 296 WYTHE I LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $12,430,000
2018-04-19Mortgage $12,430,000 — from PH 296 WYTHE I LLC; WYTHE HOLDINGS LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $12,430,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170770014
201818845237
2019211670044
20201437171069
2021219151046
20221816920770
2023851819050
202442140020
2025243335166
202690270036
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The full timeline

Construction 150Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 167Ownership & money 63Health & systems 10

Every one of the 512 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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