53 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn

A small Bushwick four-plex with a pattern of administrative violations and active street-level friction.

Four-unit Bushwick walk-up on Wilson Avenue where management lets basic paperwork lapse while commercial noise and restaurant activity dominate the immediate block. Three things to know:

Paperwork compliance lapses regularly. The building carries eight open violations, split evenly between unfiled annual property registration statements and missing bedbug reports. While none represent hazardous physical defects, failing to file property registrations repeatedly compromises the owner's standing to clear paperwork or address administrative filings.

Air quality complaints hint at commercial kitchen venting. Nine indoor air quality complaints and four food-establishment reports were filed within three blocks over the last year. Ground-floor commercial kitchens and venting near residential units can push odors and exhaust into upper floors through HVAC lines or interior risers.

Nightlife and street noise frame the block. 398 street-noise complaints and 355 commercial-noise calls logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by loud music and late-night talking. Wilson Avenue's active bar and commercial strip means front-facing units get continuous ambient volume.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 122 blocked-driveway calls within three blocks last year, mostly curb blocking and double parking
• 120 illegal-parking complaints logged within three blocks over the trailing 12 months
• 25 water-leak complaints within three blocks over the last year

53 Wilson Avenue is a 4-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3031650006). This building is associated with First Residential Services Of NY. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1931, this mixed-use building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on February 6, 2015, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 49/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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