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109 Wilson Avenue

228Records
14City systems
10Open violations
117Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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228 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 311 service requests, 32 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL3031970008
BIN3072722

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 117. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-30.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$90,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SERLIN BUILDING LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MGMT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$951,000 $427,950
2026$869,000 $391,050
2027$1,017,000 $457,650

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
L&R Restaurant CORPNot yet graded—
Leslie's KitchenTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Jefferson St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Starr St — B60 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Troutman St · 300 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. 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

109 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

5 311 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 DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,281,450 on 2008-04-10 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 9 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $14,373,860
2008-04-10Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $13,697,000
2008-04-10Mortgage $12,281,450 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,281,450
2008-04-10Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $12,344,329
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. $24,568,888
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2004-02-13Mortgage $13,697 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $13,697
2000-10-12Mortgage $17,956,979 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $17,956,979
2000-10-12Mortgage $7,560,270 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $7,560,270
2000-10-12Mortgage $1,066,019 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $1,066,019
2000-10-12Mortgage $511,774 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $511,774
2000-10-12Mortgage $8,818,916 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $8,818,916

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174051212
20183261416
201900170320
20200090211
2021016029
202200110314
202300120416
2024003137
2025002169
202600140418
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 54Health & systems 37

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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