297 recorded events, 2017–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 27 boiler inspections, 23 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Elevator (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (2) · Rodent (1).
$10,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2018) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (94) |
| 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) | BEDFORD ARMS LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL WEISS |
| Managing agent | ESSEX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,607,000 | $5,673,150 |
| 2026 | $13,089,000 | $5,890,050 |
| 2027 | $12,436,000 | $5,596,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 | Nostrand Av — A C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Dean St — B49 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bedford Ave & Bergen St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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.
1336 Grant Square
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ESSEX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC — 8 buildings, 749 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 243 West 179 Street | BX | 255 | D |
| 1821 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 132 | C |
| 1336 Grant Square | BK | 94 | A |
| 1103 Gates Avenue | BK | 83 | A |
| 663 Howard Avenue | BK | 76 | A |
| Astoria Boulevard | QN | 62 | A |
| 625 Howard Avenue | BK | 24 | A |
| 641 Howard Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-12 | Deed $5,000,000 — from GRANT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BEDFORD ARMS LLC; HP BEDFORD ARMS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $5,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-12 | Mortgage $709,664 — from HP BEDFORD ARMS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; BEDFORD ARMS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $709,664 | |
| 2018-01-12 | Mortgage $4,884,736 — from BEDFORD ARMS LLC; HP BEDFORD ARMS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,884,736 | |
| 2018-01-12 | Mortgage $4,045,264 — from BEDFORD ARMS LLC; HP BEDFORD ARMS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,045,264 | |
| 2018-01-12 | Mortgage $13,860,336 — from BEDFORD ARMS LLC; HP BEDFORD ARMS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $13,860,336 | |
| 2018-01-12 | Mortgage $8,930,000 — from BEDFORD ARMS LLC; HP BEDFORD ARMS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,930,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 51 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 47 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 55 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
Every one of the 297 recorded events, 2017–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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