168 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
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.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (5) · Water System (2) · Boilers (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | B & R Housing LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Head officer | LINDA VERA |
| Managing agent | DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,758,000 | $105,480 |
| 2026 | $1,494,000 | $89,640 |
| 2027 | $1,301,000 | $78,060 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Starr St — B60 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Starr St · 250 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.
1053 Willoughby Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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.
Managed by DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 87 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,060,172 on 2025-06-26 (lender: NYC Dept Housing Preservation And Development), covering 24 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | AL&R $6,982,788 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO | $6,982,788 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Mortgage $6,982,788 — from B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO | $6,982,788 | |
| 2025-06-26 | ASPM $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $10,670,376 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Mortgage $2,060,172 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO | $2,060,173 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Deed $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR | $10,670,376 | |
| 2025-06-26 | AL&R $2,060,172 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO | $2,060,173 | |
| 2025-06-13 | Sold for $10,670,376 | $10,670,376 | $3,556,792 |
| 2004-02-12 | Deed $10,670,370 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $10,670,370 | |
| 2004-02-12 | Mortgage $10,670,370 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,670,370 | |
| 2000-10-12 | Mortgage $17,956,979 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $17,956,979 | |
| 2000-10-12 | Mortgage $8,818,916 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $8,818,916 | |
| 2000-10-12 | Mortgage $7,560,270 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $7,560,270 | |
| 2000-10-12 | Mortgage $1,066,019 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $1,066,019 | |
| 2000-10-12 | Mortgage $511,774 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $511,774 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Every one of the 168 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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