1,340 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 572 HPD complaints, 461 311 service requests, 201 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 180.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (40) · GENERAL (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (6) · SAFETY (3).
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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC |
| Head officer | VICTOR CARELLA |
| Managing agent | SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed 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.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Jefferson St — L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Saint Nicholas Av — B38 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suydam St & St Nicholas 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.
1356 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 |
100 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.
Managed by SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,158 on 2017-10-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-04 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC; 271 LINDEN STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-10-12 | Agreement $750,000 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $750,000 | |
| 2017-10-12 | Mortgage $113,158 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $113,158 | |
| 2012-10-10 | AL&R $700,000 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2012-10-10 | Mortgage $249,304 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $249,304 | |
| 2012-10-10 | Agreement $700,000 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2007-03-02 | Mortgage $109,000 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUTAL BANK | $109,000 | |
| 2006-01-20 | Deed $530,000 — from SEWRATTAN, NFN; SEWRATTAN, NALINI to 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC | $530,000 | |
| 2006-01-20 | Mortgage $397,500 — from 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $397,500 | |
| 2002-10-15 | Mortgage $262,500 — from SEWRATTAN, NALINI; SEWRATTAN, NFN to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $262,500 | |
| 1999-11-30 | Mortgage $60,006 — from MOSABHIR, N to GREENPOINT MTGE CORP | $60,006 | |
| 1996-08-19 | Mortgage $87,750 — from MILLOUGHBY INC to GREENPOINT BANK | $87,750 | |
| 1985-05-01 | Mortgage $25,000 — from FUCHS, GEORGE to HAMBURGH SAVS BK | $25,000 | |
| 1984-11-16 | Mortgage $15,000 — from FUCHS, GEORGE to CULOTTA, JOSEPH | $15,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 113 |
| 2018 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 114 |
| 2019 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 32 |
| 2020 | 3 | 373 | 0 | 7 | 383 |
| 2021 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2022 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 75 |
| 2023 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 95 |
| 2024 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 4 | 176 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Every one of the 1,340 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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