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938 Bushwick Avenue

402Records
15City systems
24Open violations
181.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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402 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 50 DOB complaints, 46 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)938 BUSHWICK DEVELOPMENT LLC
BBL3032940014
BIN3075290

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 181.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2004-06-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15).

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · Noise (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

$675,485 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)938 BUSHWICK DEVELOPMENT LLC
Head officerRONEN BENJOSEF
Managing agentPARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,888,000 $849,600
2026$1,597,000 $718,650
2027$1,760,000 $792,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Greene Av — B47 Q24 · 550 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Harman St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

938 Bushwick 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 327 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3 · C5 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
25 Monroe Place BK67 A
100 Steuben Street BK43 A
525 Union Avenue BK43 A
689 Marcy Avenue BK41 A
531 Myrtle Avenue BK29 A
82 4 Avenue BK28 A
277 Throop Avenue BK8 B
938 Bushwick Avenue BK8 C
856 Hancock Street BK8 B
139 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK8 A
244 Madison Street BK8 C
140 Schaefer Street BK5 C
474 Van Buren Street BK5 C
951 Greene Avenue BK5 C
221 West 13 Street MN4 D
141 Madison Street BK4 D
19 Hart Street BK4 B
640 Halsey Street BK4 D
63 Van Buren Street BK3 D
130 West 95 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2006-10-06 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-31Deed $1,250,000 — from J 242A LLC; W HOLDINGS 1 LLC; W 938 LLC to 938 BUSHWICK DEVELOPMENT LLC $1,250,000
2017-07-19Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $156,250
2017-05-15Deed $307,821 — from J 242A LLC to W HOLDINGS 1 LLC $307,821
2017-04-27Sold for $307,821 $307,821 $38,478
2014-11-12Deed $725,000 — from SEGAL, JACK ESQ. to W 938 LLC $725,000
2006-10-06Mortgage $50,000 — from NAUGHTON, DUVAL H to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $50,000
2005-09-28Mortgage $323,500 — from NAUGHTON, DUVAL H to MERS $323,500
2004-10-19Mortgage $297,410 — from NAUGHTON, DUVAL H to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE $297,410
2004-02-17Mortgage $246,500 — from NAUGHTON, DUVAL H to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $246,500
2002-04-04Mortgage $135,000 — from NAUGHTON, DUVAL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; AMERICA'S WHOLESALELENDER $135,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
93
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724561330
2018125120947
2019464210493
202011360121
2021143019
202251110219
202300281534
202401300435
202501520255
202600150217
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 115Housing & tenants 197Ownership & money 26Health & systems 46

Every one of the 402 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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