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40 St Nicholas Avenue

124Records
16City systems
2Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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124 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)MOSSAAD FAMILY TRUST
BBL3031890027
BIN3072623

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-12-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (2) · Damaged Tree (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

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)MOSSAAD FAMILY TRUST
Head officerWILLIAM Q SELLARS
Managing agentWILLIAM Q SELLARS
Last registered2026-01-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,133,000 $509,850
2026$1,264,000 $568,800
2027$1,011,000 $454,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pearl's Social & Billy ClubAmericanA—

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

SubwayJefferson St — L · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Wyckoff Av — B57 · 700 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Wyckoff Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

40 St Nicholas 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201816029
201906017
202001012
202103014
202204059
202304037
202404037
2025090211
20260132318
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 16Health & systems 24

Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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