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83 Wyckoff Avenue

209Records
13City systems
0Open violations
13.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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209 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC.
BBL3032220009
BIN3073278

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 13.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Water System (2) · Lead (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Rodent (1) · Sidewalk Condition (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)
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)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$740,800 $333,360
2026$889,000 $400,050
2027$1,067,000 $480,150

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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / De Kalb Av — B13 · 450 ft
Citi BikeHart St & Wyckoff Ave · 200 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

83 Wyckoff 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 $1,430,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,430,000
2020-01-22Agreement $3,597,415 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,597,415
2014-11-10Mortgage $2,999,999 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,999
2014-11-10AL&R $6,999,999 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,999,999
2014-11-10M&CON $4,000,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2011-06-16Agreement $4,000,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $4,000,000
2011-06-16Mortgage $406,194 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $406,194
2006-06-16Mortgage $3,840,000 — from WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,840,000
2006-06-16AL&R $3,840,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC. $3,840,000
2006-06-16Deed $4,800,000 — from WILLOUGHBY/WYCKOFF HOUSING ASSOCIATES to WYCKOFF HEIGHTS REALTY, INC. $4,800,000
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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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
201801110113
2019007018
202000102214
202100400242
20220260513
2023005038
20240043512
202500120214
2026106119
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 133Ownership & money 39Health & systems 25

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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