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561 Wilson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3034120004 · 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, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. 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 5. 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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-12-23.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Graffiti (4).

Filed construction activity

$5,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1905)
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)FREDY VELEZ
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,077,000 $484,650
2026$862,000 $387,900
2027$1,034,000 $465,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jimmy's PizzaPizzaA—

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Halsey St — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
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

561 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

18 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701203
201840116
201900516
202000516
20210028129
20220024327
20230010313
20240018422
202500134
202600538
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-06-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-06HPD 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
2026-04-23Boiler inspection
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: JIMMY'S PIZZA — grade A
2026-03-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-06HPD 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
2026-04-23Boiler inspection
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: JIMMY'S PIZZA — grade A
2026-03-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-08-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-08-04Boiler inspection
2025-04-09Restaurant inspection: JIMMY'S PIZZA — grade A
2025-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-18Boiler inspection
2024-10-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Car/Truck Music
2024-10-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-10-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Car/Truck Music
2024-09-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-08-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-08-12Restaurant inspection: JIMMY'S PIZZA — grade A
2024-07-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2024-05-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-12HPD 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
2024-04-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023
2023-11-02Restaurant inspection: JIMMY'S PIZZA
2023-10-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023-08-01Boiler inspection
2023-07-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023-06-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-27HPD 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
2023-03-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-16Boiler inspection
2022-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-09-20311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2022-08-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-07-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-06-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-04-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-03-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
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
2022-03-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-02-26311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-02-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-02-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-01-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-01-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2022-01-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2022-01-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2022-01-17311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2021
2021-12-13Boiler inspection
2021-12-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-12-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-12-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-11-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-10-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-08-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-04-13HPD 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
2021-04-13HPD 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
2020
2020-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-06-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-04-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-22Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-06-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-22Boiler inspection
2018
2018-11-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-03-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-03-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AWNING ON STOREFRONT$2,750
2018-03-12Boiler inspection
2018-02-09Permit Sign — Signed-off
2018-02-07Job filed: INSTALL INDIRECT ILLUMINATED SIGN ON BUILDING OVER AWNING$2,400
2017
2017-07-03311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-09-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2015-05-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-04-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-01-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006
2006-02-09City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2006001254202 (enviro-probe, inc.), perform total lead analysis of 06 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental p$23
2006-01-27HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2005
2005-12-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2005-12-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2005-12-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2005-12-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-07-04Deed — from VELEZ, NANCY; ACOSTA, MIGDALIA; VELEZ, NYDIA to VELEZ, FREDY JR.
2002
2002-02-26Deed — from VELEZ, NANCY to VELEZ, FREDY JR; VELEZ, NANCY; VELEZ, NYDIA; ACOSTA, MIGDALIA
1999
1999-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-03-27Deed — from VELEZ, NYDIA to VELEZ, NANCY
1984
1984-10-12Deed — from MOLINA, ABINA to VELEZ, NYDIA
1968
1968-10-16Deed — from COLLICA BRIGIDA (DECEASED) to MOLINA ABINA
1968-10-16Mortgage — from MOLINA ABINA to COLLICA BRIGIDA (DECEASED)

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