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480 Bushwick Avenue

576Records
14City systems
158Open violations
965Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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576 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 HPD housing violations, 156 311 service requests, 130 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)THE J. R. GREENFELD FAMILY TRUST
BBL3031380041
BIN3071823

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GRADE F

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 965. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations158 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 119 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-28.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · GENERAL (4) · Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

$268,816 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1899)
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)The J. R. Greenfeld Family Trust
Head officerGitty Greenfeld
Managing agentJehoshea Greenfeld
Last registered2026-05-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,299,000 $77,940
2026$1,254,000 $75,240
2027$1,649,000 $98,940

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Bushwick Av — B57 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Forrest St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia. 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

480 Bushwick 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

49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JEHOSHEA GREENFELD — 4 buildings, 20 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
534 West 187 Street MN9 C
1647 Park Place BK6 D
480 Bushwick Avenue BK3 F
614 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $304,300 on 2021-12-10 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 22351), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-10Agreement $3,150,000 — from BUSHWICK PARK LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 22351 ISAOA/ATIM $3,150,000
2021-12-10Mortgage $304,300 — from BUSHWICK PARK LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 22351 $304,300
2019-01-03Mortgage $2,845,700 — from 1647 PARK PLACE, LLC; MIRON REALTY INC. to CONVENTUS LLC $2,845,700
2002-07-31Mortgage $198,750 — from MIRON REALTY INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $198,750
1994-07-20Mortgage $10,000 — from CASADO, CARMEN A.; RODRIGUEZ, MARIO to WILHELM, JULIO $10,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002035
2018001045
201900123318
202000320335
202100306238
202200570865
202300750479
202402101210115
2025103290244
202651402452
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 466Ownership & money 28Health & systems 53

Every one of the 576 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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