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53 Wilson Avenue

271Records
12City systems
39Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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271 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)53 WILSON AVE LLC
BBL3031650006
BIN3072085

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations39 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2002-03-27.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$61,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (4)
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)WALTER A RAMON
Last registered2010-02-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,023,200 $460,440
2026$869,000 $391,050
2027$1,017,000 $457,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Clara'sAmericanB—

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 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.

Getting around

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Melrose St — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGeorge St & Wilson Ave · 400 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

53 Wilson Avenue

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

4 311 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: $1,200,000 on 2015-03-03 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-03-03AL&R $1,200,000 — from 53 WILSON AVE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $1,200,000
2015-03-03Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 53 WILSON AVENUE LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $1,200,000
2014-04-30Deed $1,000,000 — from RAMON, WALTER to SPERANZA, ROBERT $1,000,000
2006-01-26Deed $600,000 — from MARTINEZ, AMY to RAMON, WALTER $600,000
2006-01-26Mortgage $602,625 — from RAMON, WALTER to HCI MORTGAGE $602,625
2005-04-11Mortgage $325,000 — from MARTINEZ, AMY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $325,000
2002-12-19Mortgage $210,496 — from MARTINEZ, AMY to FIRST RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF NY $210,496
2000-06-21Mortgage $209,658 — from MARTINEZ, AMY to MIDWAY MORTGAGE CO INC $209,658
1999-01-19Mortgage $140,000 — from TRINCHESE, LUIGI to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC. $140,000
1990-08-07Mortgage $5,000 — from DANIEL, ANDREW to REGENCY CAPITAL FUNDING $5,000
1990-07-27Mortgage $102,500 — from DANIEL, ANDREW to B & B ASSOCIATES $102,500
1988-09-16Mortgage $65,000 — from CAMACHO, SANTIAGO to SOLID STATE MTGE FUNDING $65,000
1987-05-05Mortgage $15,950 — from CAMACHO, LUIS F; CAMACHO, SANTIAGO to JANUS FINAN.CONSULTANTS $15,950

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700325
201800426
201930328
20200110112
20210013114
2022007310
202300527
202410438
202500325
202600145
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 161Ownership & money 52Health & systems 25

Every one of the 271 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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