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56 Willoughby Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3001510028 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-25.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$240,273 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,311,000 $589,950
2026$1,437,000 $646,650
2027$1,450,000 $652,500

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Silky KtchenChineseA—

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

SubwayJay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Hoyt St — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Outbound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Jay St / Fulton St — B57 B62 B67 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLawrence St & Willoughby St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. 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

56 Willoughby Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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: $20,750,000 on 2025-01-03 (lender: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-02CMTG $9,000,000 — from 142 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 144 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $9,000,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $20,750,000 — from 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $20,750,000
2025-01-03AL&R $20,750,000 — from 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $20,750,000
2023-05-08Deed $6,300,000 — from 56 WILLOUGHBY A LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY B LLC to 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC $6,300,000
2023-05-04Sold for $6,300,000 $6,300,000 $1,575,000
1988-06-02Mortgage $300,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, BEN/AKA; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVS FA $300,000
1985-11-15Mortgage $100,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, LILLIAN; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, JUDITH; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to SILVER, ARTHUR $100,000
1984-10-30Mortgage $38,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, BEN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to LYNDALI REALTY CORP $38,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
2018010012
2019001001
2020013004
202104150019
2022002002
202311222118
2024240017
2025001315
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-05-31311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-31311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2025
2025-09-17Restaurant inspection: SILKY KTCHEN — grade A
2025-09-03Eviction executed (2ND FLOOR)
2025-05-02CMTG $9,000,000 — from 142 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 144 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY$9,000,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $20,750,000 — from 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY$20,750,000
2025-01-03AL&R $20,750,000 — from 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY$20,750,000
2024
2024-11-25FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2024-11-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-11-25FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2024-11-25FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2024-03-25Restaurant inspection: SILKY KTCHEN — grade A
2024-02-25Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK TOOK PLACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$8,125
2024-01-02Job filed: 1ST FLOOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$15,000
2023
2023-12-10Job filed: 1ST FLOOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN HOOD EXHAUST SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$80,000
2023-09-25Permit Sign — Signed-off
2023-09-22Job filed: ERECT AN ILLUMINATED SIGN ON WALL. NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK 1/2 ACRE OR MORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,148
2023-09-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: I OBSERVED IN COMMERCIAL AREA NEWLY INSTALLED SPRINKLER PIPING AND HEADS AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR ANY SPRI$1,250
2023-09-20311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2023-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-31Job filed: 1ST FLOOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$15,000
2023-08-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-08-11Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-08-10Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2023-08-10Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-08-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-08-08Job filed: 1ST FLOOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN HOOD EXHAUST SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$80,000
2023-08-08Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAIN ALT$1,000
2023-08-08Job filed: 1ST FLOOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$15,000
2023-05-08Deed $6,300,000 — from 56 WILLOUGHBY A LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY B LLC to 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC$6,300,000
2023-05-04Sold for $6,300,000$6,300,000
2023-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-03-31Eviction executed (2ND FLOOR)
2022-03-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-12-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-12-22DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2021-09-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 2ND FLOOR SPACE DOES NOT HAVE RUNNING WATER IN ANY OF THE SINKS AND THE TOILETS. WATER PIPES ARE IN PLACE. THE WATER IS SHUT OFF.
2021-08-21311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021-05-15311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2021-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2021-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-07311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2021-04-03311: GENERAL — JANITOR/SUPER
2021-04-03311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2021-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — JANITOR/SUPER
2021-03-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-03-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-03-09311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-03-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020
2020-12-30311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2020-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2020-12-28311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-12-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019
2019-01-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-31FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2017
2017-11-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-11-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-09-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017-09-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-06-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$21,000
2016-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-10FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015
2015-05-19311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2014
2014-11-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-02-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-25311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2011
2011-01-19311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2010
2010-07-15311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2010-04-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-03-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-03-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-01-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-01-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2009
2009-12-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2008
2008-07-15Mortgage satisfied — from ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS, F.A.
2008-02-01Deed — from GOLOWA, AZRIEL; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN to 56 WILLOUGHBY B LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY A LLC
2006
2006-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-01-11Job filed: FILING TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMITS FOR A/C UNITS INSTALLED UNDER APPL # 300206202. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS. NO WORK TO BE DO$1,000
2006-01-11Job filed: FILING TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMITS FOR A/C UNITS INSTALLED UNDER APPL # 300206202. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS. NO WORK TO BE DO$1,000
2005
2005-11-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF - HALF A BATHTUB, 4TH STORY PUBLIC HALL.
2005-11-25HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING - BALUSTRADES, 4TH STORY PUBLIC HALL.
2005-11-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE - LIGHT FIXTURE, WALL 4TH STORY PUBLIC HALL.
2005-11-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF - HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, SCUTTLE CLOSET 4TH STORY PUBLIC HALL.
2005-11-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES - KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 3RD STORY APT.
2005-10-28ECB Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK W/O A PERMIT. AS PER CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY INSPECTIONTHE PLUMBIN INSPECTOR OBSERVED (10) SPRINKLER HEADS FED BY A
2005-09-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-05-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-02-07EASE — from 140 LAWRENCE REALTY CORP to GOLOWA, AZREL; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN
2004
2004-07-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-07-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2003-05-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-05-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-08-01Permit AL — ISSUED
1999
1999-06-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-03-06Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-03-04Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-06-14Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-07-15CERT — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-11-18Agreement — from GOLOWA, AZRIEL; ROTTENSTEIN, BEN to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-04-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-04-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-01-19Permit AL — ISSUED
1992
1992-12-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS, WALL & CEILING ON 1ST FLOOR & CELLAR NEW SHEETROCK THROUGHT NEW INTERI$175
1992-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-05-24Mortgage assigned — from SILVER, ARTHUR to ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL
1990
1990-10-25Deed — from LYNDALI RLTY CORP to ROTTENSTEIN, BEN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL
1990-01-23Agreement — from SILVER, ARTHUR to ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL
1988
1988-06-02Mortgage satisfied — from GOLOWA, AZRIEL; ROTTENSTEIN, BEN to LYNDALI REALTY CORP
1988-06-02Mortgage satisfied — from LYNDALI REALTY CORP to TUCKER, ETHEL
1988-06-02Agreement — from SILVER, ARTHUR to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVS BK
1988-06-02Mortgage $300,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, BEN/AKA; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVS FA$300,000
1987
1987-01-05Agreement — from SILVER, ARTHUR to ROTTENSTEIN, LILLIAN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL; GOLOWA, JUDITH; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN
1985
1985-11-15Mortgage $100,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, LILLIAN; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, JUDITH; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to SILVER, ARTHUR$100,000
1984
1984-10-30Mortgage assigned — from LYNDALI REALTY CORP to CASCIO, PETER J
1984-10-30Mortgage $38,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, BEN; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to LYNDALI REALTY CORP$38,000
1984-10-30Deed — from LYNDALI REALTY CORP to GOLOWA, AZREIL; ROTTENSTEIN, BEN
1981
1981-11-18Mortgage — from LYNDALI REALTY CORPORATION to TUCKER ETHEL
1979
1979-04-30Deed — from CASCIO PETER J to LYNDALI RLTY CORP
1978
1978-05-31Deed — from CASCIO PETER J to LYNDALL REALTY CORP
1977
1977-03-16Deed — from MUELLER EDWARD to COSCIO PETER J
1977-03-16Mortgage — from COSCIO PETER J to MUELLER EDWARD

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