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21 Bedford Street

367Records
15City systems
10Open violations
374.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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367 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 311 service requests, 80 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1888
Floors5
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)DAD BADA REALTY
BBL1005280041
BIN1008398

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 374.4. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 53 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

53
’25–26
6
’26–27

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · PLUMBING (10) · Outdoor Dining (6) · Scaffold Safety (1) · Standing Water (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$477,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)DADA BADA REALTY LLC
Head officerROBERT COHEN
Managing agentDADA BADA REALTY LLc
Last registered2025-08-28

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,660,800 $2,097,360
2026$5,593,000 $2,516,850
2027$6,712,000 $3,020,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CotennaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHouston St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Varick St — M21 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKing St & Varick St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

21 Bedford Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017102014
2018301037
20191060411
2020017019
202101111215
202202130419
202322620571
20245360418
202501170321
20261010601108
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 5Health & systems 33

Every one of the 367 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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