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63 Withers Street

308Records
15City systems
22Open violations
53.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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308 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)WITHERS REALTY LLC
BBL3027360030
BIN3322771, 3322772, 3322773

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 53.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

Open HPD violations22 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (12) · Dirty Condition (4) · Noise (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
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)BAUMLAND REALTY INC
Head officerMAX STRAUS
Managing agentMAX STRAUS
Last registered2008-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,024,000 $910,800
2026$1,619,000 $728,550
2027$1,943,000 $874,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Night of JoyAmericanA—

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 3 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Meeker Av — B48 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeFrost St & Meeker Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

63 Withers Street

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

28 311 service requests 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $107,500 on 2002-01-28 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-24M&CON $2,600,000 — from WITHERS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,600,000
2016-10-24AL&R $2,600,000 — from WITHERS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,600,000
2005-10-19Agreement $843,750 — from BAUMLAND REALTY INC. to WAHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $843,750
2005-10-19Mortgage $508,644 — from BAUMLAND REALTY INC. to WAHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $508,644
2005-10-19M&CON $843,750 — from BAUMLAND REALTY INC. to WAHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $843,750
2002-01-28Mortgage $107,500 — from BAUMLAND REALTY INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $107,500
2001-11-26Mortgage $250,000 — from BAUMLAND REALTY INC to SHTERN, MAGDALINA $250,000
1997-07-28Mortgage $58,000 — from 1327 JEFFERSON REALTY INC to ALL COUNTY CLEARANCECO INC $58,000
1990-05-02Mortgage $30,000 — from AVDOULOS, MARGARITA; AVDOULOS, SPYROS to STACK, SCOTT A; RUTTAN, ALISON E $30,000
1990-05-02Mortgage $165,000 — from AVDOULOS, SPYROS; AVDOULOS, MARGARITA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $165,000
1984-10-18Mortgage $50,000 — from STACK, SCOTT A; RUTTAN, ALISON E to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171240613
201802300032
201901220427
202004110015
2021006006
2022007018
202305110117
20240294116
202501121014
202600100010
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 190Ownership & money 43Health & systems 17

Every one of the 308 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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