1356 Willoughby Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03211-0021BIN 3072999

Concern level3 of 4

High

01Housing court found tenant harassment in 1 case
023 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
031 of those issued in the last 3 years
045 open rent-impairing violation(s)
051 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 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2019 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

201

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-02-25

§ 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 AT LATCH SET ASSEMBLY, AT DOOR LEADING TO CELLAR, AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-08-24

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT DOOR LEADING TO CELLAR AT NORTH AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-07-025+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE TO CELLAR AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-08-09RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND SHOE RACK PRESENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

305

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition98

General38

Flooring/Stairs29

Door/Window26

Safety24

Heat/Hot Water22

Plumbing18

Paint/Plaster17

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-12 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-06 · 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1300

Noise reports · last 12 mo

108

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk509

Commercial404

Residential236

Unspecified82

Vehicle69

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

423

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony149

Misdemeanor228

Violation46

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-02-11Apt 3Rresidential

2017-08-11Apt 3Rresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

A court found tenant harassment.

A harassment finding is a judge's ruling, not a complaint — the strongest signal in this report.

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 2020-10-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-08-04

Harassment case

HARASSMENT FOUNDOpened 2017-06-27

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2016-12-07

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC

Head officer

VICTOR CARELLA

Managing agent

SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT INC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-12-27 · $530,000

Most recent mortgage2017-09-27 · $113,158.06

Mortgage2017-09-27$113,158.06

borrower 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A

Mortgage2012-09-26$249,304.47

borrower 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC · lender RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2007-02-16$109,000

borrower 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUTAL BANK

Sale2005-12-27$530,000

SEWRATTAN, NFN, SEWRATTAN, NALINI → 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC

Mortgage2005-12-27$397,500

borrower 1356 WILLOUGHBY AVE LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL 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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.