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444 Wilson Avenue

384Records
10City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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384 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 312 311 service requests, 14 rodent inspections, 13 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)ELIZABETH CLAXTON
BBL3033760039
BIN3077267

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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

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

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (71) · Blocked Driveway (54) · Graffiti (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · Water System (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$915,000 $411,750
2026$1,098,000 $494,100
2027$1,318,000 $593,100

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Casa Del SaborSpanishAMice evidence
Esquina Del SaborLatin AmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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

SubwayHalsey St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cornelia St — B60 · 50 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale
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

444 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

134 311 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: $100,000 on 1993-11-16 (lender: 446 Wilson Ave Rltyinc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-11-16Mortgage $100,000 — from CLAXTON, LUIS; CLAXTON, ELIZABETH to 446 WILSON AVE RLTYINC $100,000
1990-10-04Mortgage $51,186 — from HENDRICKS, LEON B to CITIBANK NA $51,186
1988-01-29Mortgage $175,000 — from HENDRICKS, LEON B to CITIBANK NA $175,000
1983-03-31Mortgage $4,875 — from HENDRICKS, LEON B to NEW YORK CITY $4,875

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700718
20180112114
201900819
20200326130
20210034135
20222041346
20230038240
20240126431
20250043346
20260058260
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 312Ownership & money 9Health & systems 28

Every one of the 384 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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