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873 Bedford Avenue

219Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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219 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 311 service requests, 20 boiler inspections, 19 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1931
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)144 SPENCER REALTY CORP.
BBL3017500011
BIN3048553

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Noise (5) · Food Establishment (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$255,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,260,000 $567,000
2026$1,307,000 $588,150
2027$1,440,000 $648,000

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ice Cream House On BedfordJewish/KosherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Willoughby Av — B44 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Walworth St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos 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

873 Bedford Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $775,000 on 2006-09-01 (lender: The Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-09-01Mortgage $775,000 — from 144 SPENCER REALTY CORP. to THE RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $775,000
2006-09-01AL&R $775,000 — from THE RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to 144 SPENCER REALTY CORP. $775,000
1982-09-15Mortgage $350,000 — from 144 SPENCER REALTY CORP to SPENCER MYRTLE CORP; BEDFORD MYRTLE CORP $350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710110517
2018113027
2019005038
202000190322
2021113100327
2022004138
20230310610
2024008019
20250350412
20260170311
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 13Health & systems 44

Every one of the 219 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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