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1338 Willoughby Avenue

250Records
13City systems
1Open violations
45Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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250 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 57 HPD complaints, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC.
BBL3032110015
BIN3072993

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 45. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY
Head officerSOLOMON JACOBS
Managing agentWYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$740,000 $333,000
2026$888,000 $399,600
2027$1,066,000 $479,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayJefferson St — L · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / De Kalb Av — B13 · 700 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Wyckoff Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

1338 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY — 4 buildings, 22 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1338 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1332 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
77 Wyckoff Avenue BK6 A
83 Wyckoff Avenue BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,999,999 on 2014-11-10 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 10 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
2020-01-22Agreement $3,597,415 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,597,415
2020-01-22Agreement $1,430,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,430,000
2014-11-10M&CON $4,000,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2014-11-10AL&R $6,999,999 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,999,999
2014-11-10Mortgage $2,999,999 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,999
2011-06-16Mortgage $406,194 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $406,194
2011-06-16Agreement $4,000,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $4,000,000
2006-06-16Mortgage $3,840,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,840,000
2006-06-16Deed $4,800,000 — from WILLOUGHBY/WYCKOFF HOUSING ASSOCIATES to WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC. $4,800,000
2006-06-16AL&R $3,840,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC. $3,840,000
1994-11-22Mortgage $1,295,500 — from WILLOUGHBY/WYCKOFF HOUSING ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,295,500
1987-12-15Mortgage $1,735,344 — from WILLOUGHBY/WYCKOFF HSNG to NYC HPD $1,735,344
1987-12-15Mortgage $2,755,400 — from WILLOUGHBY/WYCKOFF HSNG to NYC HOUSING DVLPT CORP $2,755,400

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
201800130114
2019002013
202000222125
202100120214
2022024028
20230090110
202400183425
2025015028
202610221125
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 177Ownership & money 46Health & systems 18

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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