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1085 Willoughby Avenue

923Records
15City systems
27Open violations
110.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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923 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 337 311 service requests, 148 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SKMF ENTERPRISES LLC
BBL3031960038
BIN3072713

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 110.6. 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 violations27 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

34
’23–24
3
’25–26

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

139 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (85) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Building/Use (6) · Illegal Parking (6) · GENERAL (5) · Real Time Enforcement (4).

Filed construction activity

$210,280 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)S.K.M.F. ENTERPRISES LLC
Head officerSHLOMO KARPEN
Managing agentWATERFRONT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,594,000 $1,617,300
2026$3,410,000 $1,534,500
2027$3,591,000 $1,615,950

The city's market estimate has risen 0% 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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Starr St — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Troutman St · 450 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

1085 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

139 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1085 Willoughby Avenue BK20 B
238 Pulaski Street BK12 B
387 Franklin Avenue BK11 A
1189 Broadway BK11 A
317 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
53 Stanhope Street BK8 B
159 Suydam Street BK8 B
834 Quincy Street BK7 B
568 Willoughby Avenue BK6 A
699 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
91 Gerry Street BK6 A
618 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
35A Driggs Avenue BK3 D
325 Franklin Avenue BK3 D
1098 Bushwick Avenue BK3 D
106 Kingston Avenue BK2 D
18 Bleecker Street BK2 C
131 Boerum Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,464,038 on 2021-03-10 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-10Mortgage $1,464,039 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to INVESTORS BANK $1,464,039
2021-03-10Agreement $4,250,000 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to INVESTORS BANK $4,250,000
2021-03-10AL&R $4,250,000 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to INVESTORS BANK $4,250,000
2013-12-30Agreement $3,300,000 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,300,000
2013-12-30Mortgage $2,037,949 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,037,949
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2011-10-20Agreement $1,315,808 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SKMF ENTERPRISES, LLC $1,315,808
2004-07-03Mortgage $281,165 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $281,165
2004-07-03Agreement $1,218,835 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,218,835
2001-08-03Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SKMF ENTERPRISES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2000-09-12Mortgage $300,000 — from S K M F ENTERPRISESLLC to LOWY, LEO $300,000
1986-07-09Mortgage $88,000 — from SY & DOV to NEW YORK JOB DVLP AUTHOR $88,000
1985-02-04Mortgage $198,000 — from SY & DOV; CIRCULINE FABRICS INC to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRUST $198,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017031170250
201807350850
2019021140237
202039120125
20210108353101
20222250312
20235877010100
20240410404112
202513550362
2026410180436
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 174Housing & tenants 623Ownership & money 50Health & systems 43

Every one of the 923 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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