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255 Woodbine Street

68Records
9City systems
3Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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68 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)LEE, ANTHONY
BBL3033520046
BIN3076652

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-28.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$371,802 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (2)
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)DECKER DEVELOPMENT LLC
Head officerSHIMON SABAH
Managing agentDECKER DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered2022-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,102,000 $66,120
2026$1,153,000 $69,180
2027$1,323,000 $79,380

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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.

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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Woodbine St — B60 · 350 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. De Gautier
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

255 Woodbine Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DECKER DEVELOPMENT LLC — 6 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
511 Chauncey Street BK3 C
1340 Prospect Place BK2 C
140A Hull Street BK2 C
98 Gates Avenue BK2 C
255 Woodbine Street BK2 C
1035 President Street BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2021-10-27 (lender: Ys USA, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-29Deed $1,810,000 — from DECKER DEVELOPMENT, LLC to LEE, CHIH YI $1,810,000
2022-11-30Sold for $1,810,000 $1,810,000 $905,000
2021-10-27Deed $870,000 — from WRIGHT, PATRICIA; WRIGHT, RUDY; MARCHENA, SANDRA; WRIGHT, STACEY; DAVIS, ANA L to DECKER DEVELOPMENT, LLC $870,000
2021-10-27Mortgage $1,000,000 — from DECKER DEVELOPMENT, LLC to YS USA, LLC $1,000,000
2021-10-05Sold for $870,000 $870,000 $435,000

Ten-year activity

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2018000000
2019001001
2020000011
2021201508
20226482121
2023001315
2024007018
2025002013
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 24Ownership & money 25Health & systems 7

Every one of the 68 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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