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70 Decatur Street

1,277Records
18City systems
0Open violations
174.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,277 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 481 HPD complaints, 342 311 service requests, 249 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1889
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BEDFORD STUY NSA IIREDV
BBL3018570066
BIN3255876

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 174.6. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

$937 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · APPLIANCE (4) · GENERAL (4) · Dirty Condition (3).

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 (1889)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT CO.
Head officerHERSHY BEIGEL
Managing agentTRUMAN MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,082,000 $1,386,900
2026$3,200,000 $1,440,000
2027$3,349,000 $1,507,050

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (3 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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Fulton St — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Herkimer St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

70 Decatur Street

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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 TRUMAN MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 454 units. Grades across the portfolio: B10 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2466 Marion Avenue BX47 B
1041 Bushwick Avenue BK47 B
60 Sutter Avenue BK44 C
1370 Eastern Parkway BK34 B
373 Pulaski Street BK33 B
365 Pulaski Street BK32 B
660 Howard Avenue BK31 B
676 Howard Avenue BK28 B
1360 Eastern Parkway BK27 D
129 Patchen Avenue BK23 C
648 Howard Avenue BK20 D
466 Madison Street BK20 C
668 Howard Avenue BK20 B
70 Decatur Street BK20 C
642 Howard Avenue BK16 B
425 Nostrand Avenue BK12 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,087,831 on 2020-07-02 (lender: Amalgamated Bank), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-04Agreement $10,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT $10,000,000
2020-07-02Mortgage $1,087,832 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to AMALGAMATED BANK $1,087,832
2020-07-02AL&R $10,000,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to AMALGAMATED BANK $10,000,000
2020-07-02Agreement $10,000,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to AMALGAMATED BANK $10,000,000
2015-09-11AL&R $9,250,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,250,000
2015-09-11Mortgage $4,534,775 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to AMALGAMATED BANK $4,534,775
2015-09-11Agreement $9,250,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,250,000
2012-09-12Mortgage $499,700 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $499,700
2012-09-12Agreement $4,987,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,987,000
2009-12-11Agreement $4,650,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,650,000
2009-12-11Mortgage $1,735,169 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,735,169
2009-12-11AL&R $4,650,000 — from BEDFORD STUYVESANT NSA II REDEVELOPMENT to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,650,000
1982-08-17Mortgage $3,683,200 — from BEDFORD STUY NSA IIREDV to INTEGRATED FUNDING,INC $3,683,200

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201739803104
20182610265
20194190326
20200135220
20213581466
20220420951
20233430450
202433301551
20252552766
20262720579
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 1,092Ownership & money 40Health & systems 60

Every one of the 1,277 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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