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17 Wilson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3031550005 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class5
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Food Poisoning (1) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$127,740 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1931)
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)17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC
Head officerANGEL BETANCES
Managing agentANGEL BETANCES
Last registered2025-06-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,097,600 $493,920
2026$912,000 $410,400
2027$1,067,000 $480,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Your Way CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Wilson Av — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGeorge St & Wilson Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

17 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

5 311 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: $593,919 on 2018-02-28 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation), covering 2 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
2018-02-28Mortgage $593,920 — from 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $593,920
2018-02-28SPRD $1,225,000 — from 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,225,000
2018-02-28AL&R $1,225,000 — from 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,225,000
2014-07-11AL&R $660,000 — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $660,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $660,000 — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $660,000
2005-11-09Mortgage $300,000 — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $300,000
2002-03-04Mortgage $150,000 — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $150,000
2000-04-11Mortgage $131,250 — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $131,250

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004026
20185016315
2019214029
2020014027
2021201025
2022203038
2023111047
2024003047
2025031037
2026003058
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17Boiler inspection
2026-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-30Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE — grade A
2026-04-17Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE · mice evidence
2026-02-11311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-02-07311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-02-07311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-22Boiler inspection
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17Boiler inspection
2026-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-30Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE — grade A
2026-04-17Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE · mice evidence
2026-02-11311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-02-07311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-02-07311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-22Boiler inspection
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR WORK WITHOUT PERMIT AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED A WOODEN AWNING STRUCTURE WITH A METAL ROOF ATTACHED TO TH$625
2025-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-01-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-09Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE — grade B · mice evidence
2024-12-08311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-01Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE · mice evidence
2024-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-28Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-07-10Boiler inspection
2023-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-21Restaurant inspection: YOUR WAY CAFE — grade A
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-09Boiler inspection
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-12Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-05-19Job filed: TO REPLACE EXISITNG ELECTRIC COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH NEW GAS COOKING EQUIPMENT, GAS PIPING, VALVE, METER AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF VALVE.$12,500
2022-03-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-03-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-12Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-05-19311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-30Boiler inspection
2021-04-01Job filed: TO REPLACE EXISITNG ELECTRIC COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH NEW GAS COOKING EQUIPMENT, GAS PIPING, VALVE, METER AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF VALVE.$12,500
2020
2020-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-17Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-07-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-09-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-02-28Job filed: INSTALL THE KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM .NO CHANGE IN USE , ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY .$3,000
2019-01-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-11-21311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2018-11-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-02TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC
2018-02-28Mortgage $593,920 — from 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$593,920
2018-02-28SPRD $1,225,000 — from 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$1,225,000
2018-02-28AL&R $1,225,000 — from 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$1,225,000
2018-02-28Deed — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to 17 WILSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN LLC
2018-02-22Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-01-16Job filed: TO REFURBISH EXISTING RESTAURANT, TO INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM$49,870
2018-01-16Job filed: TO REFURBISH EXISTING RESTAURANT, TO INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM$49,870
2018-01-12Boiler inspection
2018-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-30HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-10-30311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-10-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2016
2016-04-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2016-01-14311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2016-01-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2014
2014-10-29Mortgage satisfied — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; DELTA FUNDING CORP
2014-07-11AL&R $660,000 — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$660,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $660,000 — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$660,000
2014-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-11311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2013-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-04-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-04-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2008-04-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-04-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-04-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-05-24City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection $17
2007-05-22City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection $17
2007-05-14City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection $17
2007-05-11City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection $17
2007-04-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2007-04-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-04-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2007-04-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2007-04-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-04-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2007-04-12City emergency repair (HWO): local law #1 violation : as per hpd's abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all l$1,663
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2007-02-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2006
2006-11-27Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2005
2005-12-28Mortgage satisfied — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2005-12-28TL&R — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2005-11-09Mortgage $300,000 — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$300,000
2003
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2002
2002-03-04Mortgage $150,000 — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$150,000
2002-03-04Mortgage assigned — from BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2001
2001-12-11Mortgage satisfied — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION
2001-09-25Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION to WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA NA/TR
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-04-11Mortgage $131,250 — from BETANCES, MARIA; BETANCES, ANGEL to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION$131,250
2000-04-11Deed — from TORO, LENA; TORO, JULIO to BETANCES, ANGEL; BETANCES, MARIA
1999
1999-01-29DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-10-21RTXL — from SANTORA, JOHN J./ESTATE OF
1996-09-23Deed — from SANTORA, JOHN /LWT; SANTORA, JOHN JOSEPH; SANTORA, JOHN J /AKA; TORO, LENA /EXEC to TORO, LENA; TORO, JULIO
1980
1980-07-07Deed — from SANTORA LEONARD to SANTORA JOHN
1980-07-07PAT — from SANTORA LEONARD to SANTORA JOHN

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