557 Wilson Avenue
Brooklyn · 11207 · BBL 3034120006 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, March 20, 2025
557 Wilson Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in East New York, Brooklyn, ZIP 11207. City records date it to 1905 and count 5 apartments, inside 6 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 557-559 WILSON AVE. REALTY LLC. Its total assessed value is $502K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 3412 in Brooklyn, the block 557 Wilson Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 2 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 1 marshal eviction executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 56 parcels and 176 residential units.
Anything filed on 557 Wilson Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 557 Wilson Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $502K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $100K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 557 Wilson Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 557 Wilson Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 557 Wilson Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 557 Wilson Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 557 Wilson Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 6 violations against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 11207.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 557 Wilson Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entranceViolation Dismissed | Mar 20, 2025 | C |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective ceramic tile at floor at public hall, 1st storyViolation Dismissed | Mar 19, 2025 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 1st storyViolation Dismissed | Mar 19, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling at public hall…Violation Dismissed | Mar 19, 2025 | A |
| Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures no volume in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Mar 19, 2025 | C |
| Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures no volume in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Mar 19, 2025 | C |
The 6 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 557 Wilson Avenue
1 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 557 Wilson Avenue compares in 11207
PulseCities tracks 11,404 lots in 11207, of which 375 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 799 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11207 scores 45.9 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 27 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for East New York →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 3412 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 565 Wilson AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 563 Wilson AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 553 Wilson AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 1230 Halsey StreetEast New York, 11207
- 1250 Halsey StreetEast New York, 11207
- 784 Knickerbocker AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 788 Knickerbocker AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 800 Knickerbocker AvenueEast New York, 11207
Questions about 557 Wilson Avenue
Who owns 557 Wilson Avenue?
The city's property file lists 557-559 WILSON AVE. REALTY LLC. as the owner of record for 557 Wilson Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 557 Wilson Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 557 Wilson Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 557 Wilson Avenue?
No executed eviction at 557 Wilson Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 557 Wilson Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 557 Wilson Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 557 Wilson Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $502K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 557 Wilson Avenue?
11207 (East New York) scores 45.9 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.