820 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 311 service requests, 214 HPD complaints, 72 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · APPLIANCE (6) · Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Obstruction (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$288,572 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 27 MORTON LP |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,375,000 | $2,418,750 |
| 2026 | $6,234,000 | $2,805,300 |
| 2027 | $5,412,000 | $2,435,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Studio | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Houston St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Bedford St — M20 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 450 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.
60 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 |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,350,000 on 2006-12-18 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-10 | AL&R $4,126,000 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,126,000 | |
| 2018-05-10 | Agreement $4,126,000 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,126,000 | |
| 2013-08-06 | AL&R $4,476,040 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,476,040 | |
| 2013-08-06 | Agreement $4,476,040 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,476,040 | |
| 2010-11-12 | Agreement $4,676,333 — from 27 MORTON, L.P, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,676,333 | |
| 2006-12-18 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2005-01-07 | AL&R $2,640,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 27 MORTON, L.P. | $2,640,000 | |
| 2005-01-07 | Mortgage $85,489 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $85,489 | |
| 2005-01-07 | Agreement $2,640,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 27 MORTON, L.P. | $2,640,000 | |
| 2001-08-10 | Mortgage $1,058,752 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK | $1,058,752 | |
| 1998-08-10 | Mortgage $785,070 — from 27 MORTON, L.P. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $785,070 | |
| 1986-10-23 | Mortgage $300,000 — from MORTON BEDFORD ASSOCIATE to MORTON BEDFORD MTGEASC | $300,000 | |
| 1986-10-15 | Mortgage $975,000 — from MORTON BEDFORD ASSOC. to FOURTH FEDL SAVGS ETC. | $975,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 47 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 820 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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