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1524 Jefferson Avenue

512Records
15City systems
17Open violations
75Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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512 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 355 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC
BBL3033930049
BIN3078127

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 75. 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 violations17 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

158 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (53) · Food Establishment (35) · Noise (24) · Sewer (10) · Building/Use (7) · Real Time Enforcement (6).

Filed construction activity

$13,000 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 (1910)
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)KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC
Head officerGILBERT NYE
Managing agentARBUTUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,059,000 $476,550
2026$1,012,000 $455,400
2027$1,214,000 $546,300

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn Barista CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

35 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Preparation Location, Pet/Animal) · 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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (10 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / Jefferson Av — B26 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Wyckoff Ave · 100 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

1524 Jefferson 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

158 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ARBUTUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 6 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
66-17 Myrtle Avenue QN4 D
68-51 Fresh Pond Road QN4 C
9-51 Wyckoff Avenue QN4 F
1684 Woodbine Street QN4 D
3346 Fulton Street BK4 D
1524 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $342,428 on 2025-11-25 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-25Mortgage $342,428 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to CATHAY BANK $342,428
2025-11-25AL&R $2,463,500 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,463,500
2025-11-25Agreement $2,463,500 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,463,500
2020-10-27AL&R $2,350,000 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,350,000
2020-10-27Agreement $2,350,000 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,350,000
2020-10-27Mortgage $771,009 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $771,009
2015-10-28AL&R $1,755,000 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,755,000
2015-10-28Mortgage $1,755,000 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,755,000
2013-07-29Deed $1,200,000 — from TRONCOSO, CRUZ G to KERRISDALE BUSHWICK TWO LLC $1,200,000
2008-11-14Mortgage $126,683 — from TRONCOSO, CRUZ G to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $126,683
2008-11-14Agreement $712,500 — from TRONCOSO, CRUZ G to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $712,500
2005-03-01AL&R $618,750 — from TRONCOSO, CRUZ G to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $618,750
2005-03-01Mortgage $618,750 — from TRONCOSO, CRUZ G to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $618,750
2002-07-26Mortgage $400,000 — from TRONCOSO, CRUZ G to RUSSO, ANNA; RUSSO, PIETRO $400,000
1992-08-19Mortgage $17,102 — from RUSSO, ANNA; RUSSO, PIETRO to RIDGEWOOD SVGS BANK $17,102

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018003014
201902190122
202002385146
202102920195
202201470351
20232150210
202413214705185
202511155325
202600130417
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 394Ownership & money 39Health & systems 22

Every one of the 512 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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