504 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints, 94 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-11-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Lead (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | B & R Housing LP |
| Head officer | LINDA VERA |
| Managing agent | DIRECT BUILDING MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,292,000 | $581,400 |
| 2026 | $1,065,000 | $479,250 |
| 2027 | $1,278,000 | $575,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Wilson Av — B38 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stockholm St & Wilson Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko 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.
178 Wilson 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 |
11 311 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.
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 $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 | 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 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Deed $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR | $10,670,376 | |
| 2025-06-26 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-13 | Sold for $10,670,376 | $10,670,376 | $1,778,396 |
| 2004-02-12 | Mortgage $10,670,370 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,670,370 | |
| 2004-02-12 | Deed $10,670,370 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $10,670,370 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
| 2018 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 55 |
| 2019 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Every one of the 504 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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