1409 Willoughby Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03201-0031BIN 3072821

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 9 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 16 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 18 apartments.

2021 — 16 units registered2023 — 16

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2026-02-09

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-08-11

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM THAT IS MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-08-10

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER PROTRUDING AT WINDOW SILL ON 3RD STORY BALCONY, BUILDING REAR WEST STACK

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-08-10RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTION IN FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY CONSISTING OF SOLID METAL DOOR AT FIRE PASSAGE WAY AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water17

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-11 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-10 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

848

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk298

Commercial242

Residential193

Unspecified70

Vehicle45

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

188

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony76

Misdemeanor96

Violation16

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Re-infestation reported

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated · 1 re-infested

2022–20232 infested · 2 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-11-10

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-27

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

RAM Associates Realty LLC

Head officer

Eli Esses

Managing agent

LRG Properties, LLC

8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12021-09-21$3,125 penalty

ConstructionClass 12021-08-13$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22018-12-17$1,250 penalty

Quality of LifeClass 22018-02-15$1,200 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2001-06-26 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-10-27 · $2,480,912.79

Mortgage2015-10-27$2,480,912.79

borrower RAM ASSOCIATES REALTY, LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2011-05-27$1,798,257.59

borrower RAM ASSOCIATES REALTY, LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE N.A.

Mortgage2001-08-08$715,492.06

borrower RAM ASSOCIATES REALTY LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2001-06-26no recorded price

RAM ASSCIATES REALTYCO, ESSES, MARSHA ZWEIG, ZWEIG, RIVALYN → RAM ASICIATES REALTYLLC

Mortgage1997-05-20$725,000

borrower ZWEIG, RIVALYN, RAM ASSOCIATES REALTY CO, ESSES, MARSHA ZWEIG · lender NORTH FORK BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale