859 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 760 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 34.7. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-08-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
603 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (594) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Graffiti (2) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 251 BUSHWICK LLC |
| Head officer | MOSHE WASSWEMAN |
| Managing agent | MOSHE WASSERMAN |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,302,000 | $585,900 |
| 2026 | $1,449,000 | $652,050 |
| 2027 | $1,159,000 | $521,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepwalk | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | Montrose Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Bushwick Av — B60 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Montrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 200 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.
251 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 |
603 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,800,000 on 2018-08-16 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-16 | Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 251 BUSHWICK LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2018-08-16 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from 251 BUSHWICK LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2018-06-27 | Deed $2,800,000 — from GREENBUSH 251 LLC to 251 BUSHWICK LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2018-06-12 | Sold for $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $466,667 |
| 2015-07-20 | AL&R $1,540,000 — from GREENBUSH 251, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $1,540,000 | |
| 2015-07-20 | Mortgage $1,540,000 — from GREENBUSH 251, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $1,540,000 | |
| 2014-02-03 | Deed $1,700,000 — from PACHECO, NELLY; PACHECO, RODDY; PACHECO , NELLIE to GREENBUSH 251 LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2005-05-04 | AL&R $420,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to PACHECO, NELLIE; PACHECO, RODDY | $420,000 | |
| 2005-05-04 | Mortgage $420,000 — from PACHECO, NELLIE; PACHECO, RODDY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $420,000 | |
| 1989-01-18 | Mortgage $200,000 — from PACHECO, RODDY; PACHECO, NELLIE; PACHECO, NELLY/AKA to HUD | $200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2018 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2024 | 4 | 184 | 0 | 2 | 190 |
| 2025 | 3 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
| 2026 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 122 |
Every one of the 859 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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