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1098 Bushwick Avenue

477Records
15City systems
56Open violations
157.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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477 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 65 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)THE BUSHWICK PARTNERS LLC
BBL3033480042
BIN3076539

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 157.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations56 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1998-12-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (7) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Rodent (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,805 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)BUSHWICK PARTNERS, LLC
Head officerMOSES GUTTMAN
Managing agentWATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$429,000 $193,050
2026$515,000 $231,750
2027$618,000 $278,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 in the last three years).

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Bushwick Av — B52 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Madison St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
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

1098 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

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1085 Willoughby Avenue BK20 B
238 Pulaski Street BK12 B
387 Franklin Avenue BK11 A
1189 Broadway BK11 A
317 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
53 Stanhope Street BK8 B
159 Suydam Street BK8 B
834 Quincy Street BK7 B
568 Willoughby Avenue BK6 A
699 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
91 Gerry Street BK6 A
618 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
35A Driggs Avenue BK3 D
325 Franklin Avenue BK3 D
1098 Bushwick Avenue BK3 D
106 Kingston Avenue BK2 D
18 Bleecker Street BK2 C
131 Boerum Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 2009-07-21 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-07-21Mortgage $125,000 — from THE BUSHWICK PARTNERS LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $125,000
2009-07-21Agreement $500,000 — from THE BUSHWICK PARTNERS LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $500,000
2007-08-13Deed $25,000 — from 1098 & 1104 BUSHWICK AVENUE, LLC to THE BUSHWICK PARTNERS LLC $25,000
2007-08-13Mortgage $375,000 — from THE BUSHWICK PARTNERS LLC to SIMON KLEIN, AS NOMINEE $375,000
1999-05-13Mortgage $132,000 — from SAWYER, LISA; SAWYER, WILLIAM IV; SAWYER, ROSA to PLANTAIN REALTY CORP; PAPAYA REALTY CORP $132,000
1999-03-17Mortgage $40,000 — from PLANTAIN REALTY CORP to BARRY COOPER SELF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIO; COOPER, BARRY $40,000
1999-03-17Mortgage $132,000 — from PLANTAIN REALTY CORP to SAWYER, LISA; SAWYER, WILLIAM IV; SAWYER, ROSA $132,000
1999-02-09Mortgage $200,000 — from PLANTAIN REALTY CORP to DOBKIN, ESSIE/TR; EMMY THURMOND TRUSTAGREEMENT; DOBKIN FAMILY TRUST; BARRY COOPER AND RAY $200,000
1986-11-13Mortgage $50,000 — from SAWYER, LEROY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170230032
201801618
201901113
20200869279
20210411015
20220120223
20230622432
2024239216
20250225633
202602121529
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 323Ownership & money 29Health & systems 51

Every one of the 477 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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