356 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 46 HPD housing violations.
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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 280.8. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · WATER LEAK (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
$140,500 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1912) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 554 WILSON AVE LLC |
| Head officer | NECHEMIA PERLSTEIN |
| Managing agent | EQUITY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $959,200 | $431,640 |
| 2026 | $881,000 | $396,450 |
| 2027 | $1,057,000 | $475,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money Cat Vietnamese American | Asian/Asian Fusion | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 2024 (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.
| Subway | Wilson Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Halsey St — B60 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Covert St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter 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.
554 Wilson Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
38 311 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.
Managed by EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $338,230 on 2022-07-15 (lender: M.y. Safra Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-15 | Agreement $1,775,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB | $1,775,000 | |
| 2022-07-15 | Mortgage $338,230 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB | $338,230 | |
| 2022-07-15 | AL&R $1,775,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB | $1,775,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | AL&R $1,687,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,687,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Agreement $1,687,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,687,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Mortgage $1,107,969 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,107,969 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Agreement $600,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Agreement $600,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Agreement $600,000 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $232,592 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $232,592 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $232,592 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $232,592 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $232,592 — from 554 WILSON AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $232,592 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Deed $975,000 — from OPM RISK MANAGEMENT LLC to 554 WILSON AVE LLC | $975,000 | |
| 2005-01-31 | AL&R $430,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB to OPM RISK MANAGEMENT LLC | $430,000 | |
| 2005-01-31 | Mortgage $430,000 — from OPM RISK MANAGEMENT LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $430,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 74 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 65 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 356 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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