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639 Wilson Avenue

293Records
14City systems
8Open violations
32Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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293 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 80 HPD complaints, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1907
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)BENCOSME REALTY CORP.
BBL3034360001
BIN3079770, 3401035

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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 32. 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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-11-22.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · Water System (2) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Street Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1907)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)BENCOSME REALTY
Head officerRAMON BENCOSME
Managing agentRAMON BENCOSME
Last registered2024-12-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$868,000 $390,600
2026$978,000 $440,100
2027$1,103,000 $496,350

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Texas Fried ChickenChickenAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cooper St — B60 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Moffat St · 250 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

639 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

12 311 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: $575,000 on 2015-05-26 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-26AL&R $575,000 — from BENCOSME REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $575,000
2015-05-26Mortgage $575,000 — from BENCOSME REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $575,000
2010-12-21Mortgage $20,000 — from BENCOSME, RAMON to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF BEDFORD $20,000
2007-08-09Deed $650,000 — from JAGERNAUTH, ANITA to BENCOSME REALTY CORP. $650,000
2007-08-09Mortgage $445,000 — from BENCOSME REALTY CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $445,000
2006-09-27AL&R $240,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to JAGERNAUTH, ANITA $240,000
2006-09-27Mortgage $240,000 — from JAGERNAUTH, ANITA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $240,000
1985-06-20Mortgage $37,000 — from JAGERNAUTH, HAROLD to ADAMS, ROBERT $37,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171809
20181809
20191506
20200314
20210707
2022012214
202356011
20241629
20251517
202617311
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 23Health & systems 11

Every one of the 293 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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