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221 Woodbine Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3033520063 · 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 class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-09-26.

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: Noise (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 (1918)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Serlin Building L.P.
Head officerLinda Vera
Managing agentDirect Building Management
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$954,000 $429,300
2026$1,064,000 $478,800
2027$1,245,000 $560,250

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Woodbine St — B60 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Woodbine St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. De Gautier
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

221 Woodbine Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

showing 60 of 87 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,078,713 on 2008-12-24 (lender: City Of Newyork), covering 10 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
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $14,373,860
2008-12-24Mortgage $2,078,713 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK $2,078,713
2008-12-24Deed $11,740,800 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUING DEVELOPM to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $11,740,800
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. $24,568,888

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
7
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201802114
201910012
202002024
202103014
202202024
202305027
202401023
202502046
202610023
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-04-27Boiler inspection
2026-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-27Boiler inspection
2026-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-06Boiler inspection
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-04-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-03-15Boiler inspection
2024-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-06311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-14Boiler inspection
2023-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-02-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-19Boiler inspection
2022-02-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-10-15311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-06-11311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-17Boiler inspection
2020
2020-07-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-05-12311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2020-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-23Boiler inspection
2018
2018-08-16Boiler inspection
2018-02-21CERT — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2018-01-29311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2018-01-10311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2017
2017-03-30MLEA — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to LINCINCO COMMERICAL INC.
2016
2016-11-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-10-14HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-06-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-11-06311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-31311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2013-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-01-05HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN PARQUE FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATE
2009
2009-11-26Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-11-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2009-11-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2009-09-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAILBOXES AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2009-09-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2009-09-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2009-04-30Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2009-04-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2008
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$14,373,860
2008-12-24Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC
2008-12-24TL&R — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLING BUILDING MANAGEMENT ,INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT ,INC to BANK OF NEWYORK
2008-12-24Mortgage $2,078,713 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK$2,078,713
2008-12-24Deed $11,740,800 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUING DEVELOPM to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$11,740,800
2008-12-24Agreement — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK
2008-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-03-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-02-14ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG. NOTED: 2 WINDOWS,1DOOR @ WESTCORNER & LARGE WINDOW OPENING @ SOUTH 1ST FL COMMERCIAL SPACE ARE OPEN TO E
2007-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-03-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-03-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-12-13ECB Hazardous violation: SIDEWALK SHED NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTE: NO POWER SOURCE FOR THE LIGHT BULBS UNDER THE SIDEWALK SHED WAS OBSERVED. ELECTRICAL $1,000
2005-09-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-08-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 208' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/99
2005-08-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY EFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. NOTED: WORK ONGOING UNDER PERMIT #301932817. DEFECTS
2005-08-24DOB violation C:
2005-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-06-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-06-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-04-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#: 301418473. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.
2005-02-17Deed $18 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$18
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$24,568,888
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2004-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-03-16Job filed: CONSTRUCTION OF 60 LF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWAL K SHED WITH NO STORAGE AS PER P ANS ATTACHED WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL 33/9 1 AND TPPN 9/99 HPD OMO# K419028 SID
2004-01-13DOB violation IMEGNCY:
2004-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2004-01-12DOB violation UB:
2004-01-12DOB violation C:
2002
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new2 boiler, new partitions.$375,000
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new2 boiler, new partitions.$375,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-05-18Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-10-30Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-11-14ECB Hazardous violation: 42C,6A,24A-B,32,49,(32)INSTALL PIGTAIL SIPHON UNDERNEATH STEAM GAUGE$1,000
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1973
1973-12-07Deed — from LOPEZ ANTONIO R to RAMOS EVA; RAMOS ISRAEL
1971
1971-09-02Deed — from RAMOS ELENA; RAMOS MIGUEL to LOPEZ ANTONIO R
1970
1970-06-29Deed — from DELB OTTO to RAMOS MIGUEL; RAMOS ELENA
1970-06-29Mortgage — from RAMOS MIGUEL; RAMOS ELENA to DELB OTTO

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