1,289 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 404 311 service requests, 386 HPD housing violations, 364 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 467.1. 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 | 39 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2015-06-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
128 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (28) · Noise (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · WATER LEAK (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · ELECTRIC (7).
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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | BEDFORD AVENUE 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 | $1,795,000 | $807,750 |
| 2026 | $1,776,000 | $799,200 |
| 2027 | $1,845,000 | $830,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / President St — B49 · 100 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. 161 The Crown Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
1589 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 |
128 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 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: $85,321 on 2018-11-05 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-03 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $2,600,000 | |
| 2018-11-05 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,700,000 | |
| 2018-11-05 | Agreement $2,700,000 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,700,000 | |
| 2018-11-05 | Mortgage $85,322 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $85,322 | |
| 2015-09-18 | Agreement $2,675,263 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,675,263 | |
| 2012-03-22 | Agreement $2,862,694 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,862,694 | |
| 2009-01-02 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $2,900,000 | |
| 2009-01-02 | AL&R $2,900,000 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,900,000 | |
| 2009-01-02 | Mortgage $1,919,762 — from BEDFORD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,919,762 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 65 |
| 2019 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2020 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 2021 | 1 | 131 | 5 | 1 | 138 |
| 2022 | 0 | 165 | 6 | 2 | 173 |
| 2023 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 113 |
| 2025 | 1 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 160 |
| 2026 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 139 |
Every one of the 1,289 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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