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1009 Willoughby Avenue

273Records
13City systems
9Open violations
21.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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273 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC
BBL3031840051
BIN3072490

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-09.

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

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (32) · Noise (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Rodent (3) · Street Sign (2).

Filed construction activity

$102,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC
Head officerZALMEN BIEDERMAN
Managing agentTOP QUALITY MGMT
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,972,000 $887,400
2026$2,366,000 $1,064,700
2027$2,201,000 $990,450

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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.

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Hart St — B54 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Starr St · 350 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

1009 Willoughby 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

62 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TOP QUALITY MGMT — 2 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1009 Willoughby Avenue BK10 A
376 Graham Avenue BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,200,000 on 2018-11-07 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-17AL&R $11,963,954 — from BEAVER RESIDENCE LLC; 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC; 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $11,963,954
2025-03-17Agreement $11,963,954 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC; BEAVER RESIDENCE LLC; 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $11,963,954
2018-11-07AL&R $4,200,000 — from 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2018-11-07Agreement $4,200,000 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC $4,200,000
2018-11-07Mortgage $3,200,000 — from 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2017-01-12Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to SIMON KLEIN, AS NOMINEE $1,000,000
2014-01-23Deed $835,000 — from WILLOUGHBY BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. to 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC $835,000
2007-02-16Deed $250,000 — from FISHKIND, JOEL to WILLOUGHBY BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. $250,000
1986-10-29Mortgage $55,000 — from FISHKIND, JOEL to COMPTON, JAY $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712541224
20187864732
201902121217
2020009009
20210170311
202200110213
202301120215
202401460350
20250092415
202600211123
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 156Ownership & money 23Health & systems 29

Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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