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165 Wilson Avenue

158Records
12City systems
0Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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158 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 311 service requests, 32 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)WILSON EMPIRE INC.
BBL3032350007
BIN3073556

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,500 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)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)WILSON EMPIRE INC.
Head officerSAU CHAU
Managing agentVIRGIL CHONG
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$926,000 $416,700
2026$869,000 $391,050
2027$1,017,000 $457,650

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Wheelhouse BushwickAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / De Kalb Av — B60 · 100 ft
Citi BikeStockholm St & Wilson Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

165 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

3 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $570,119 on 2024-05-06 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-05-06Mortgage $570,120 — from WILSON EMPIRE INC. to FLUSHING BANK $570,120
2024-05-06AL&R $1,150,000 — from WILSON EMPIRE INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,150,000
2024-05-06Agreement $1,150,000 — from WILSON EMPIRE INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,150,000
2022-06-27Mortgage $264,991 — from WILSON EMPIRE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $264,991
2022-06-27Agreement $600,000 — from WILSON EMPIRE, INC to FLUSHING BANK $600,000
2022-06-27AL&R $600,000 — from WILSON EMPIRE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $600,000
2008-01-02Mortgage $480,000 — from WILSON EMPIRE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $480,000
2008-01-02Deed $640,000 — from ROSARIO, ENEDINA; ROSARIO-CABRAL, MARISOL to WILSON EMPIRE INC. $640,000
2003-06-30Mortgage $224,000 — from CABRAL, MARISOL R; ROSARIO, ENEDINA to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, $224,000
2000-10-06Mortgage $161,000 — from ROSARIO, ENEDINA; ROSARIO, SEBASTIAN to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $161,000
1989-05-15Mortgage $100,000 — from ROSARIO, SEBASTIAN; RPSARIO, ENEDINA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $100,000
1986-12-10Mortgage $73,000 — from CHENG, RAYMOND to GREAT EASTERN BANK $73,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201805038
2019070310
202005038
2021290213
2022055313
202306039
2024035412
202501034
202600033
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 80Ownership & money 37Health & systems 33

Every one of the 158 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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