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178 Irving Avenue

351Records
17City systems
3Open violations
32Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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351 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 311 service requests, 41 HPD housing violations, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)178 IRVING AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL3032580036
BIN3074202

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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 32. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (87) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Smoking (2) · Obstruction (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$310,420 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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)178 IRVING AVE HOLDING LLCPP
Head officerGUSTAVO BELLO
Managing agent178 IRVING AVE HOLDING LLC
Last registered2025-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,361,000 $612,450
2026$1,451,000 $652,950
2027$1,643,000 $739,350

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Diego's GyrosOtherA—
Saint James LibationsOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 500 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 376
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

178 Irving 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

115 311 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: $875,000 on 2020-08-28 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-28AL&R $875,000 — from 178 IRVING AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to PONCE BANK $875,000
2020-08-28Mortgage $875,000 — from 178 IRVING AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to PONCE BANK $875,000
2020-08-28Deed $480,000 — from GONZALEZ, WILBER R; BELLO, GUSTAVO to 178 IRVING AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC $480,000
2020-08-25Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $120,000
2006-09-26DEEDO $1,100,000 — from 176 IRVING REALTY, INC. to BELLO, GUSTAVO; GONZALEZ, WILBER R $1,100,000
2006-09-26Mortgage $825,000 — from GONZALEZ, WILBER R; BELLO, GUSTAVO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. $825,000
2006-09-26AL&R $825,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. to BELLO, GUSTAVO; GONZALEZ, WILBER R $825,000
2006-04-11AL&R $1,600,000 — from EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC to 176 IRVING REALTY CO., INC $1,600,000
2006-04-11CMTG $1,600,000 — from 176 IRVING REALTY, INC. to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,600,000
2005-06-15Mortgage $400,000 — from G. LEASING INC.; 239 REALTY, INC.; 191 HURON REALTY CO, INC.; 178 IRVING STREET REALTY, IN to 889 LIVONIA REALTY CORP $400,000
2004-09-27Agreement $619,000 — from CZACHOR, ZDZISLAW; 176 IRVING REALTY, INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $619,000
2004-09-27Mortgage $219,000 — from 176 IRVING REALTY, INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $219,000
2004-09-27AL&R $619,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 176 IRVING REALTY, INC. $619,000
2003-02-21Mortgage $400,000 — from 176 AVENUE REALTY, INC to PENA, BLANCA $400,000
2003-02-21DEEDO $500,000 — from BLANCA, PENA to 176 AVENUE REALTY, INC $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017211037
2018102025
20190264214
20200036110
202100140317
2022014049
2023100370249
2024122290245
202520540359
202600260329
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 228Ownership & money 40Health & systems 32

Every one of the 351 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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