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189 Wilson Avenue

380Records
16City systems
0Open violations
35Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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380 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 222 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)189 WILSON REALTY LLC
BBL3032460003
BIN3073814

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 35. 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

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$106,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)189 WILSON REALTY LLC
Head officerKENNY HUANG
Managing agentKENNY HUANG
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,099,000 $494,550
2026$996,000 $448,200
2027$1,165,000 $524,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SundayOtherNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 1,000 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 · 100 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

189 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

45 311 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: $358,510 on 2017-04-07 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-04-07Mortgage $358,511 — from 189 WILSON REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $358,511
2017-04-07Agreement $1,000,000 — from 189 WILSON REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2017-04-07AL&R $1,000,000 — from 189 WILSON REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2013-08-15AL&R $700,000 — from 189 WILSON REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $700,000
2013-08-15Mortgage $700,000 — from 189 WILSON REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $700,000
2013-08-15Deed $1,030,000 — from 189 WILSON INC to 189 WILSON REALTY LLC $1,030,000
2012-04-25Agreement $620,000 — from ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 189 WILSON INC. $620,000
2012-04-25Mortgage $93,148 — from 189 WILSON INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $93,148
2006-09-12Deed $750,000 — from YONG FAT INC. to 189 WILSON INC. $750,000
2006-09-12Mortgage $562,500 — from 189 WILSON INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $562,500
2005-10-17DEEDO $480,000 — from CASTILLO, JOSE A; AVILES, (AKA) NELLIE; RIVERA, NELLIE to YONG FAT INC. $480,000
2005-10-17Mortgage $312,000 — from YONG FAT INC. to GREAT EASTERN BANK $312,000
1990-12-13Mortgage $45,000 — from CASTILLO, JOSE A; RIVERA, RAFAEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $45,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
66
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170035311
2018006028
201923400247
202000210122
20210080210
202200110213
202300640266
202400340236
202500110516
2026101024
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 282Ownership & money 26Health & systems 28

Every one of the 380 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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