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Address
418 Willowmere Court, Brooklyn, NY 11215
41/100 · Poor — Significant Concerns
Pest risk
28/100
14 rodent/roach complaints in 12 mo
Landlord score
33/100
Owns 62 buildings · 410 open violations across portfolio
Complaint pattern
36/100
Heat outages clustered every winter
Rent stability
45/100
High turnover pressure · large LLC owner
Building health
38/100- •17 open violations
- •6 Class C (immediately hazardous)
- •11 heat complaints (12 mo)
- •3 elevator complaints
Landlord score
33/100- •WILLOWMERE HOLDINGS LLC
- •~62 buildings in portfolio
- •64 violations on this building (5 yr)
Hidden risks
- highOpen Class C hazards
6 immediately hazardous violations still open — including no heat and lead paint.
- highRepeated heat failures
11 heat/hot water 311 complaints last winter. Tenants reported multi-day outages.
- moderateActive pest pattern
Building-wide rodent complaints across 3 floors in the last 6 months.
Violation history
| Source | Class | Status | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPD | C | Open | Jan 2026 | NO HEAT PROVIDED — ENTIRE BUILDING |
| HPD | C | Open | Dec 2025 | LEAD-BASED PAINT — HAZARDOUS |
| HPD | B | Open | Nov 2025 | ROACHES — PUBLIC HALL & APT 4B |
| DOB | E | Open | Oct 2025 | ELEVATOR — OUT OF SERVICE / UNSAFE |
AI summary
418 Willowmere Court scores 41/100. Landlord Willowmere Holdings LLC controls ~62 buildings with hundreds of open violations citywide. This address shows open Class C heat and lead issues, a winter heat-outage pattern, and recurring pest complaints — the kind of red flags most people only discover after moving in.
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