279 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 191 311 service requests, 36 HPD housing violations, 15 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 163.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1979-05-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Rodent (17) · Illegal Parking (10) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | WALTER JR WITKOWSKI; WALTER WITKOWSKI |
| Managing agent | GREGORY WITKOWSKI |
| Last registered | 2025-08-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,139,000 | $512,550 |
| 2026 | $1,030,000 | $463,500 |
| 2027 | $1,232,000 | $554,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia's | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Grand St — L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Bushwick Av — Q54 Q59 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bushwick Ave & Powers St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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.
39 Bushwick 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
63 311 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.
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 36 |
| 2021 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 38 |
| 2022 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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