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1138 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 2 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
21 · 1
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202460
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 45 violations from 2002 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Appliances 3
  • Fire and safety equipment 3
Open per apartment
0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
16 May 2024 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 2 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26220

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous1 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceilng, north wall, east wall and west wall approx 30 sq. ft. in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 21 Jun 2019Invalid certification 1 Jul 2019Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

Hazardous1 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... and mildew at the ceiling and east wall in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 14 Nov 2007First no access to re- inspect violation 26 Dec 2018Mold and damp§ 27-2005

50 closed violations, plus 2 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 May 2024Violation dismissed 4 Sept 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Aug 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 16 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Aug 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 17 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 17 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2024Violation closed 16 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 10 Jun 2009 to 18 Feb 2017Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2017Violation dismissed 24 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2017Violation dismissed 24 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2017Violation dismissed 24 Jan 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving at rear yard.

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 24 Jan 2021Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jun 2009Violation dismissed 24 Jan 2021Pests§ 27-2018

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation closed 10 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the water and rubbish at boiler room

    Issued 19 Dec 2018Violation dismissed 5 Mar 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2010

  • The premises have been vacated by an order of this department and cannot be reoccupied except for caretaker until a new certificate of occupancy has been obtained.

    Issued 28 Jul 1998Violation closed 10 Feb 2019§ 27-2089

  • Fire egress defective. make stationary the iron ladder leading to scuttle opening in roof, at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Dec 2018Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the rear yard

    Issued 19 Dec 2018Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes house hold articles and flower pots at the 2nd and 3rd story balcony rear stack.

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing bent shoe at droplader rear stack.

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. safeguard egress by providing iron guard rails 3 ft 6 in high around skylight at roof.

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 53

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint fire escape, at rear

    Issued 26 Aug 2002Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Replace with new the missing bricks, over boiler room door at cellar

    Issued 26 Aug 2002Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires, at ceiling cellar throughout

    Issued 26 Aug 2002Violation closed 5 Feb 2019Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2018Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles on the floor at vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2018Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors entrance., 1st story

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing vynil siding at first story rear exterior.

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 19 Dec 2018§ 27-2005

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also chain door guard., 1st story

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Replace with new the broken or defective window balance at lower sash window in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2011Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling, at boiler room (cellar)

    Issued 26 Aug 2002Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding plaster board ceiling, cellar throughout

    Issued 26 Aug 2002Violation closed 19 Dec 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 1st story at west

    Issued 9 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 8 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 1st story at west

    Issued 9 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 8 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exceeding 130 f hot water temp. 135 f at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Replace with new the missing door knobs, in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 9 Jan 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet.. in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 9 Jan 2018§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the missing marble saddle, in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 9 Jan 2018§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Jan 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall and interior window sill.north window kitchen., 1st story

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Jan 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective woden floor., 1st story

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Jan 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective medicine cabinet over wash basin in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2011Violation closed 1 Jan 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key locking device at vestibule door to first story public hall., 1st story

    Issued 18 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening of double cylinder key operated locking device at vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jun 2009Violation closed 21 Dec 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe at wash basin in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 25 Jun 2011Violation closed 18 Dec 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the missing exterior wall siding, at east side of building 3rd story to roof

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 18 Dec 2016Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

54 violations on record in total, 2 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

20 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 11
  • Cooking gas0 / 3
  • Electrical0 / 2
  • Pests0 / 2
  • Doors and windows1 / 1
  • Mold and damp0 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

1 case, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 10 Feb 2009

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2025 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Registered managing agent

    ISAAC WEISS

    Public records list ISAAC WEISS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 5 Sept 2024. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (11 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    AVI WILLOW LLC

    Public records list AVI WILLOW LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Sept 2024. Source: HPD registration.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There are 2 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3032090023 · Block 3209, Lot 23 · Building class C2