217 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 HPD complaints, 60 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1596 ASSOCIATES, L.P. |
| Head officer | MORDECHAI G PILLER |
| Managing agent | STAR REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,488,000 | $669,600 |
| 2026 | $1,661,000 | $747,450 |
| 2027 | $1,993,000 | $896,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / President St — B49 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Union St & Bedford Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston 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.
1596 Bedford Avenue
| 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 |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 STAR REALTY CORP — 36 buildings, 806 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C9 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 969 Gates Avenue | BK | 116 | C |
| 1000 President Street | BK | 57 | C |
| 215 Monroe Street | BK | 43 | B |
| 1583 Prospect Place | BK | 40 | C |
| 1238 St Marks Avenue | BK | 36 | B |
| 1451 Prospect Place | BK | 34 | B |
| 1030 President Street | BK | 28 | A |
| 1036 President Street | BK | 26 | B |
| 1092 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 26 | A |
| 325 East 21 Street | BK | 20 | C |
| 1614 Bedford Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 702 East New York Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 1184 President Street | BK | 19 | A |
| 1621 Union Street | BK | 17 | B |
| 264 Linden Boulevard | BK | 16 | A |
| 1004 Eastern Parkway | BK | 16 | B |
| 268 Linden Boulevard | BK | 16 | A |
| 1009 Eastern Parkway | BK | 16 | A |
| 1005 Eastern Parkway | BK | 16 | D |
| 992 Eastern Parkway | BK | 16 | B |
| 1589 Bedford Avenue | BK | 16 | D |
| 1073 Eastern Parkway | BK | 16 | A |
| 274 Linden Boulevard | BK | 16 | D |
| 1593 Bedford Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 1010 Eastern Parkway | BK | 16 | A |
| 1585 Bedford Avenue | BK | 16 | D |
| 700 East New York Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 1615 Union Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 2314 West 12 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1085 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 2302 West 12 Street | BK | 12 | C |
| 2315 West 13 Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 2328 West 11 Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 1066 President Street | BK | 9 | B |
| 2322 West 11 Street | BK | 9 | C |
| 1596 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2012-09-04 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-27 | Agreement $750,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 1596 ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $750,000 | |
| 2019-03-18 | Agreement $894,990 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $894,990 | |
| 2017-07-31 | Agreement $894,990 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $894,990 | |
| 2012-09-04 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-04 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Agreement $843,700 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $843,700 | |
| 1982-08-09 | Mortgage $843,700 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HOUS DVLP | $843,700 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 217 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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