698 Willoughby Avenue

698 Willoughby Avenue in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 20 open HPD violations, 8 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (59/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 59/100)

• 8 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• Had 20 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (20 open, 8 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Medium (4 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 266 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1995-04-11. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 78 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING DOOR SWEEP AT FIRE DOOR LEADING TO SOUTH YARD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18278045
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 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 VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2025-10-07. HPD violation 18277543
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2022-08-29. HPD violation 15334437
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2022-08-29. HPD violation 15334441
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, west wall, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DUMB WAITER FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 10, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 10), issued 2014-03-27. HPD violation 10185756
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 10), issued 2014-03-27. HPD violation 10185754
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 10, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 10), issued 2014-03-27. HPD violation 10185755
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING NORTH SOUTH WEST AND EAST WALLS TWO WINDOW FRAMES SASHES STOOLS APRON RADIAOTR FRONT EAST ROOM 3 STY FRONT WEST APT 11 ER1 95008260. , SECTION '' '' (apt 11), issued 1995-04-11. HPD violation 2255097

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 37 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

4 open DOB violations, all 4 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ISMIR REALTY INC. Head officer: JOEL BROWN. Managing agent: JWASSER. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3017690030, HPD building ID 396458. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 7 min walk
• Flushing Av (M, J), 8 min walk
• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.