Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

553 Wilson Avenue

386Records
18City systems
19Open violations
139Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
Open in the map

386 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1905
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)553 WILSON AVENUE LLC
BBL3034120008
BIN3078864

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 139. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations19 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · GENERAL (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$270,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1905)
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)553 WILSON AVENUE LLC
Head officerJASI NAVARRO
Managing agentBROOKLINE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2023-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$760,800 $342,360
2026$811,000 $364,950
2027$918,000 $413,100

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Beijing HouseChineseAMice evidence
Lady Moo MooFrozen DessertsNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Wilson Av — B26 · 50 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

553 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BROOKLINE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 102 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C4 · D10 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1271 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
704 Decatur Street BK6 D
291 20 Street BK6 B
158 Russell Street BK6 B
84 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 B
333 18 Street BK6 A
177 North 8 Street BK6 B
836 Hart Street BK6 C
405 Himrod Street BK6 B
1652 Norman Street QN5 D
60-47 68 Avenue QN5 F
62 Skillman Avenue BK5 D
576 6 Avenue BK5 C
899 Pacific Street BK4 D
398 Manhattan Avenue BK4 D
553 Wilson Avenue BK4 D
620 Myrtle Avenue BK4 D
321 Stockholm Street BK3 F
397 Stanhope Street BK3 D
482 Halsey Street BK2 C
25 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
62-86 60 Place QN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $588,915 on 2018-08-06 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-06Deed $2,500,000 — from 553 WILSON LLC to 553 WILSON AVENUE LLC $2,500,000
2018-08-06Mortgage $588,916 — from 553 WILSON AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $588,916
2018-08-06Agreement $1,700,000 — from 553 WILSON AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,700,000
2018-08-06AL&R $1,700,000 — from 553 WILSON AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,700,000
2018-08-01Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $625,000
2014-04-11AL&R $1,200,000 — from 553 WILSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2014-04-11Mortgage $575,000 — from 553 WILSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $575,000
2014-04-11Agreement $1,200,000 — from 553 WILSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2013-06-07Mortgage $625,000 — from 553 WILSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $625,000
2013-06-07AL&R $625,000 — from 553 WILSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $625,000
2013-02-06Deed $800,000 — from NOLAN, EDWARD E JR.; NOLAN, EDWARD JR. to 553 WILSON LLC $800,000
2003-10-28Mortgage $343,000 — from NOLAN JR., EDWARD to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $343,000
2003-10-28DEEDO $525,000 — from MCBRIDE, DENISE to NOLAN JR., EDWARD $525,000
2000-04-24Mortgage $313,900 — from MCBRIDE, DENISE to UNITED MORTGAGE CORP $313,900
1992-05-11Mortgage $50,000 — from YUN, EK SOUNG to KOREA FIRST BANK OFNY $50,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
22
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700120012
20180097117
20194050110
20204060212
202102160018
202200190322
2023031026
20240144211
202502190122
20260090413
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 254Ownership & money 51Health & systems 23

Every one of the 386 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11207 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map