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1490 Bedford Avenue

1,332Records
18City systems
62Open violations
101.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,332 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 642 HPD complaints, 234 HPD housing violations, 222 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1490A BEDFORD AVENUE LLC
BBL3012450043
BIN3031806

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 101.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations62 total — 43 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-12-26.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC
Head officerRAHIM SIUNYKALIMI
Managing agentMACCABI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2026-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,943,000 $874,350
2026$2,332,000 $1,049,400
2027$2,529,000 $1,138,050

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

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

SubwayBotanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Bedford Av — B45 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Bedford Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud 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.

Report a problem to 311

1490 Bedford Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MACCABI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC — 22 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C7 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1490 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
736 Washington Avenue BK6 B
3507 Church Avenue BK6 A
1015 Montgomery Street BK5 B
221 East 2 Street BK4 A
405 Clermont Avenue BK4 C
3733 Cypress Avenue BK3 C
238 Flatbush Avenue BK3 C
1508 Prospect Place BK3 B
501 Cortelyou Road BK3 D
907 Gates Avenue BK3 D
7218 Avenue M BK3 C
1500 Prospect Place BK3 D
808 Blake Avenue BK2 A
874 Clarkson Avenue BK2 D
211 Church Avenue BK2 A
123 Church Avenue BK2 C
2023 East 24 Street BK2 C
1101 Clarkson Avenue BK2 D
505 Cortelyou Road BK1 C
595 Washington Avenue BK1 A
1812 Flatbush Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $791,899 on 2018-05-29 (lender: East Willi Capital LLC and Ssk26 LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-24Agreement $1,185,000 — from 874 CLARKSON AVENUE LLC; 17 CADMAN PLAZA WEST LLC; 1490A BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,185,000
2019-10-24Agreement $1,185,000 — from 1490A BEDFORD AVENUE LLC; NAZILA NARDI; 1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,185,000
2019-09-17AL&R $1,000,000 — from 874 CLARKSON AVENUE LLC; 1490A BEDFORD AVENUE LLC; CROSS RIVER BANK to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,000,000
2019-09-17Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 17 CADMAN PLAZA WEST LLC; 1490A BEDFORD AVENUE LLC; 874 CLARKSON AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,000,000
2018-08-16AL&R $1,185,000 — from 1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,185,000
2018-08-16Agreement $1,185,000 — from 1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,185,000
2018-05-29AL&R $1,300,000 — from 1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to EAST WILLI CAPITAL LLC; SSK26 LLC $1,300,000
2018-05-29Agreement $1,300,000 — from 1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to SSK26 LLC; EAST WILLI CAPITAL LLC $1,300,000
2018-05-29Mortgage $791,899 — from 1490 BEDFORD AVENUE LLC to EAST WILLI CAPITAL LLC; SSK26 LLC $791,899
2008-06-03AL&R $517,000 — from SIUNYKALIMI, RAHIM to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $517,000
2008-06-03Mortgage $517,000 — from SIUNYKALIMI, RAHIM to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $517,000
2007-03-14Deed $805,000 — from AS REFEREE, REGINA L. DARBY ESQ. to SIUNYKALIM, RAHIM $805,000
2003-12-01Mortgage $584,000 — from POLLINS, BRIDGETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $584,000
2003-12-01Mortgage $73,000 — from POLLINS, BRIDGETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $73,000
2003-12-01DEEDO $400,000 — from BOUTIQUOT, DAWN; BOURSIQUOT, GEORGE to HOWARD, MARK $400,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724017
201813911253
2019420242212
20203300134
20210771078
20225690377
20235190731
20242230227
202511417
2026089219
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 1,172Ownership & money 61Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,332 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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