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12 Wilson Avenue

343Records
16City systems
3Open violations
90.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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343 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)12 WILSON OWNER LLC
BBL3031480035
BIN3071856

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 90.4. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Missed Collection (2) · Noise (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$174,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)12 Wilson Owner LLC
Head officerJoseph I Jemal
Managing agentThe Jemstone Group
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$926,000 $416,700
2026$987,000 $444,150
2027$1,017,000 $457,650

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 2021 (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

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Central Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Flushing Av — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGeorge St & Wilson Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

12 Wilson 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 THE JEMSTONE GROUP LLC — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
64 East 34 Street MN13 B
12 Wilson Avenue BK5 D
514 86 Street BK2 F
526 86 Street BK2 D
768 East 31 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,720,000 on 2016-06-09 (lender: Avant Capital 12 Wilson Avenue LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-05Agreement $1,600,000 — from WILSON AVE REALTY JJG LLC; WILSON AVENUE BROOKLYN DDH LLC; NU 12 WILSON LLC; SIANES WILSON to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2022-01-05Deed $2,100,000 — from 12 WILSON LLC to NU 12 WILSON LLC; WILSON AVE REALTY JJG LLC; 12 WILSON OWNER LLC; WILSON AVENUE BROOKLYN D $2,100,000
2022-01-05AL&R $1,600,000 — from WILSON AVENUE BROOKLYN DDH LLC; SIANES WILSON AVENUE LLC; NU 12 WILSON LLC; 12 WILSON OWNE to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2021-12-17Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $420,000
2018-01-16M&CON $1,940,000 — from 12 WILSON LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,940,000
2016-06-09AL&R $1,720,000 — from 12 WILSON LLC to AVANT CAPITAL 12 WILSON AVENUE LLC $1,720,000
2016-06-09Mortgage $1,720,000 — from 12 WILSON LLC to AVANT CAPITAL 12 WILSON AVENUE LLC $1,720,000
2016-06-09Deed $2,025,000 — from ATTM LLC to 12 WILSON LLC $2,025,000
2016-05-23Sold for $2,025,000 $2,025,000 $405,000
2014-12-30Mortgage $588,000 — from ATTM LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $588,000
2014-12-30AL&R $588,000 — from ATTM LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $588,000
2008-07-23M&CON $159,217 — from SIANDRE, VENUS to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $159,217
2008-07-23Deed $825,000 — from NOLL HOLDING LLC to SIANDRE, VENUS $825,000
2006-05-04AL&R $400,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to NOLL HOLDING LLC $400,000
2006-05-04Mortgage $400,000 — from NOLL HOLDING LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310026
20183173620
201927140326
202004140422
202121071424
202205184330
202302240632
202401166730
202500142420
20260170210
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 49Health & systems 45

Every one of the 343 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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