175 Willoughby Street

175 Willoughby Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 21 of 183 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 183 units · Built 1958

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 21 of 183 units are rent-stabilized; 37 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Low (25 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 8 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 67 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-04-24. Newest violation issued 2024-08-13. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, kitchen, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS 130 DEGREES. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3M, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3M), issued 2023-12-07. HPD violation 16498710
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING AN UNACCEPABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVIC INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-12-06. HPD violation 16498711
• Class C: Mold, kitchen, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10 SQ FT AT BASE WOOD CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16102009 ISSUED 18-JUL-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 3H), issued 2023-11-02. HPD violation 16361980
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT, SOUTH WALL, DOOR TO COMPACTOR CLOSET , AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, SECTION ''EAST'', issued 2022-08-29. HPD violation 15338846
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING ... AT BASEMENT, SECTION ''WEST'', issued 2022-08-29. HPD violation 15338843
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR TO FIRE STAIR , NORTH WALL, AT BASEMENT, SECTION ''EAST'', issued 2022-08-29. HPD violation 15338844
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2022-01-18. HPD violation 14779579
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF POWER OUTAEG BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABEL MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT THE VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-12-06. HPD violation 16498712

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

21 of 183 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 21 in 2024, 37 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: UNIVERSITY TOWERS APT CORP. Head officer: DOUGLAS BOETTNER. Managing agent: FirstService Residential. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 2, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3020610080, HPD building ID 396610. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• DeKalb Av (B, Q, R), 3 min walk
• Hoyt St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• Jay St-MetroTech (R), 5 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 2026-10-27.