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15 Willoughby Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11205 BBL 3020720050 3 units · 3 floors · 1905

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Fort Greene
Above average
avg 4.8
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, above the Fort Greene average of 4.8.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 15 Willoughby Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1905
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

15 Willoughby Avenue is a three-story, four-unit residential building located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Built in 1905 and currently owned by Carol Fields, this property has experienced persistent pest management challenges over recent years, most notably with recurring bedbug reporting violations and rodent issues. The building has open Class A Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file required annual bedbug reports in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, indicating ongoing non-compliance with HPD regulations regarding pest management documentation. More recently, rodent activity has been a significant concern, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene confirming violations in June 2024, followed by compliance inspections in July 2024 that continued to show rat activity. While there was one positive rodent inspection in March 2019, this was preceded by a failure for "Other Reasons" a month earlier, suggesting these pest-related issues have been recurring for several years. The building's documented history suggests a pattern of challenges with both bedbug reporting compliance and rodent infestations, with the most pressing and recent concerns being the rodent activity observed in mid-2024.

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How 15 Willoughby Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
51th percentile

Out of 838 buildings in this neighborhood, 427 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
88.8%
No serious
violations
7.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.2%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors3
Year built1905
Gross area3,200 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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Who's behind the building

15 Willoughby Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Individual Owner

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Name
Carol Fields
Address
15 Willoughby Ave 1
Brooklyn, NY 11205
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15 Willoughby Avenue event timeline

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2026
HPD Violation May 06
Class A violation
(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 Hpd…

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