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515 Wilson Avenue

Brooklyn · 11221 | BBL 3033980006 | BIN 3078335
HPD data as of October 25, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Severe — 29 open immediately hazardous conditions, more than the building has apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

115 open HPD violations on record: 19 Class A (non-hazardous), 66 Class B (hazardous), 29 Class C (immediately hazardous), and 1 Class I (orders).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 8,706 days (about 24 years), on record since 2002.

Violation figures current as of Oct 25, 2026.

A 6-unit building, built in 1909.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 20 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

66
Open HPD
Class B
29
Open HPD
Class C
745
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
4
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
6
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
51
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,055
ZIP median
rent
1909
Year built
8 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
101 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1909 as the year built — older than 85% of the 1,204 buildings we cover in ZIP 11221.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

515 Wilson Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11221. The closest subway is Halsey St (L) (8-minute walk), served by the L line.

Is 515 Wilson Avenue rent-stabilized?
Partially — 4 of 6 units (67%) at 515 Wilson Avenue are rent-stabilized. 2 units have been deregulated since 2007. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 515 Wilson Avenue?
Halsey St (L) — a 8-minute walk (657m) from 515 Wilson Avenue. Served by the L line.
Is 515 Wilson Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1909, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total346
Open115
Closed231

Oldest open violation: December 2002 · Most recent: April 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-04-18 Class C · Apt 1R · 193 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY,…"
  • 2025-07-05 Class B · Apt 2L · 480 days open "§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT…"
  • 2025-07-05 Class B · Apt 1L · 480 days open "§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT…"
  • 2025-07-05 Class B · Apt 2L · 480 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE K…"
  • 2025-07-05 Class B · Apt 1L · 480 days open "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY,…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations12
Roaches: 5 Mice: 6 Rats: 1
  • 2026-04-18 mice · Apt 1R
  • 2025-07-05 roaches · Apt 1L
  • 2023-05-10 roaches · Apt 1R
  • 2022-03-18 mice · Apt 2L
  • 2022-03-18 mice · Apt 2R
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 15, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 29 open · penalty 435 · (15/ea)
  • Class I · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
  • Class B · 66 open · penalty 330 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 19 open · penalty 19 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other1
Heat0
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2025-12-29 · Apt 1R · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total20
Open20
Closed0
Complaints
Total14
Open (active)0
Closed14
Recent open violations
  • 2025-11-14 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-30 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-04-25 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
DOB data as of August 17, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file2
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 2)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20190 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

4 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2007); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.

Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1909). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1909 (117 yr old)
Building classC2 — Walk-up apartment
Floors3
Residential units6
Building area (sqft)4,860
Lot area (sqft)2,700
Owner of record (PLUTO)515 WILSON AVENUE LLC
Designations
Council district37
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status4 of 6 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)6
Stabilized (latest)4
Lost since 20072
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total51278
Violent633
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies20108
Misdemeanors19123
Violations937
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 44
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 37
  • PETIT LARCENY: 32
  • GRAND LARCENY: 21
  • MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 20
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,674 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls745
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 126
  • Noise - Residential: 91
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 57
  • Maintenance or Facility: 41
  • Illegal Parking: 41
By category
Other493
Noise188
Parking47
Homeless7
Construction4
Drug3
Rats3
Trash0
Drinking0
311 data as of August 17, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints188
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential91
Street Sidewalk57
Commercial35
Vehicle5
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 472 WILSON AVENUE 133m · $250–400/mo licensee: YOUR DEAL FOOD CORP.
  • 189 WEIRFIELD STREET 162m · $250–400/mo licensee: BEST WORK CONTRACTING LLC
  • 565 WILSON AVENUE 179m · $250–400/mo licensee: ACEVE2 WIRELESS INC
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby27
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Bushwick Ascend Charter School K-8 · 3 min (212m) · District 84
  • P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson Pre-K-5 · 3 min (232m) · District 32
  • P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale Pre-K-5 · 3 min (266m) · District 32
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Bushwick Ascend Charter School K-8 · 3 min (212m) · District 84
  • I.S. 296 - The Anna Gonzalez Community School 6-8 · 5 min (404m) · District 32
  • Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration 6-8 · 5 min (404m) · District 32
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • The Brooklyn School for Math and Research 9-12 · 6 min (475m) · District 32
  • Academy for Excellence in Leadership 9-12 · 6 min (475m) · District 32
  • The Brooklyn School for Social Justice 9-12 · 6 min (475m) · District 32
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines1
Lines served: L
Closest 2 stations
  • Halsey St L · 657m · 8 min walk
  • Wilson Av L · 672m · 8 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby101
Eating (51) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants34
Fast food17
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)36
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience31
Pharmacies4
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (11 places selling coffee, of which 10 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby27
A: 19 B: 3 C: 2 Pending: 3
Sample
  • Grade A Angela's Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Beijing House · Chinese
  • Grade A Jimmy's Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Bombay Kitchen · Indian
  • Grade A Empire Taco · Tex-Mex
  • Grade A Alex Luncheonette · Latin American
  • Grade A No 1 Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Bushwick Taco Company · Tex-Mex
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby55
By category — top 8 of 10 (53 of 55 facilities)
Schools (K-12)12
Youth Services11
Solid Waste10
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten7
Child Services And Welfare5
Parks And Plazas4
Transportation3
Health Care1
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Madison Square Garden Association Parks And Plazas
  • Math, Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School Schools (K-12)
  • P.s. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson Schools (K-12)
  • Bushwick Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Tiger Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Bushwick Community High School Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area:

  • Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,055/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$85,122/yr
Median monthly income$7,094/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,128/mo
ZIP median rent$2,055/mo
ZIP median rent is 29% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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