349 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 211 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 83.3. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (49) · Illegal Parking (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4) · Street Sign (2) · Obstruction (2).
$158,600 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1861) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | VENDOME REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | GREGORY J HUNT |
| Managing agent | XL Real Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,737,600 | $1,231,920 |
| 2026 | $2,981,000 | $1,341,450 |
| 2027 | $3,030,000 | $1,363,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandits | American | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Houston St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Bedford St — M20 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carmine St & 6 Ave · 550 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.
44 Bedford Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by XL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 99 buildings, 536 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B29 · C22 · D9 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 99 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $244,137 on 2022-01-14 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-14 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Mortgage $244,137 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $244,137 | |
| 2013-05-13 | Mortgage $1,005,362 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,005,362 | |
| 2013-05-13 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2008-07-23 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2008-07-23 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2008-07-23 | Mortgage $1,514,249 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,514,249 | |
| 2003-10-02 | M&CON $850,000 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $850,000 | |
| 2000-02-22 | Mortgage $357,581 — from VENDOME REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $357,581 | |
| 1990-01-03 | Mortgage $212,500 — from VENDOME REALTY to DIME SAVINGS BK WLLSBRGH | $212,500 | |
| 1985-08-13 | Mortgage $75,000 — from VENDOME REALTY to THOMAS A GIEGERICH ETC.; THOMAS A. GIEGERICHETC | $75,000 | |
| 1985-03-25 | Mortgage $312,500 — from VENDOME REALTY to BROWNELL, HELEN; MICHELINI, GUIDO | $312,500 | |
| 1985-03-25 | Mortgage $75,000 — from VENDOME REALTY to THOAMS A GIEGERICH ETC.; THOMAS A GIEGERICH ETC. | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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