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615 Wilson Avenue

120Records
10City systems
16Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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120 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 17 HPD housing violations, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CHEN, QING
BBL3034300005
BIN3079527

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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 violations16 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2015-02-25.

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

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (29) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Animal (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$489,675 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1925)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,386,000 $83,160
2026$1,376,000 $82,560
2027$1,564,000 $93,840

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
They Say ThatThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Decatur St — B60 · 50 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Moffat St · 650 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.

Report a problem to 311

615 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

36 311 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: $400,000 on 2025-08-15 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-15AL&R $400,000 — from CHEN, EN; CHEN, QING to CATHAY BANK $400,000
2025-08-15Mortgage $400,000 — from CHEN, EN; CHEN, QING to CATHAY BANK $400,000
2008-02-13Deed $20,000 — from CHAN, FAI MING to CHEN, BERNICE YAN; CHEN, EN; CHEN, QING $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703003
201805207
201902002
202001001
202181009
202223016
202307029
20240290130
20257102120
202611024
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 72Ownership & money 14Health & systems 8

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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