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250 Tompkins Avenue

239Records
7City systems
45Open violations
45Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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239 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations, 53 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)GODDARD BERSFORD
BBL3017910006
BIN3049976

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations45 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-10-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Missed Collection (4).

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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Estate of Beresford Goddard
Head officerKerry Archer
Managing agentKings County Public Administrator
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$985,200 $443,340
2026$1,182,000 $531,900
2027$1,418,000 $638,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Lafayette Av — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeKosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake 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

250 Tompkins 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KINGS COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — 15 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
559 4 Avenue BK4 C
250 Tompkins Avenue BK4 D
217 Dean Street BK3 D
1295 Blake Avenue BK3 D
958 Crescent Street BK3 F
4918 11 Avenue BK2 A
341 Bay Ridge Avenue BK2 C
2450 West Street BK2 F
589 Hinsdale Street BK2 A
2022 East 16 Street BK2 A
315 76 Street BK2 A
1804 New York Avenue BK1 A
770 Argyle Road BK1 A
33 Cox Place BK1 A
3001460051 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,500 on 1983-03-09 (lender: New York City). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-03-09Mortgage $7,500 — from PYATT, SALLY L to NEW YORK CITY $7,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700033
201805027
2019131510
202002013
202105016
202206039
20230101213
202406039
202504026
202607018
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The full timeline

Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 183Ownership & money 12Health & systems 38

Every one of the 239 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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