Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

840 Bedford Avenue

96Records
12City systems
1Open violations
8.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Open in the map

96 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 311 service requests, 15 DOB permits, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2006
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)D AND F REALTY CORP
BBL3019000045
BIN3389112

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Rodent (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)D & F REALTY CORP
Head officerANDOR DEUTSCH
Managing agentEMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,515,600 $682,020
2026$1,819,000 $818,550
2027$2,183,000 $982,350

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Park Av — B44 · 300 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

840 Bedford 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

12 311 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 EMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT LLC — 25 buildings, 318 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B4 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
585 Marcy Avenue BK45 A
246 Lynch Street BK39 A
1705 Dean Street BK25 A
1460 Fulton Street BK24 A
1084 Rogers Avenue BK24 A
281 Division Avenue BK19 B
795 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
5323 13 Avenue BK10 A
836 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
840 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
99 Troutman Street BK8 B
1736 Pacific Street BK8 A
1740 Pacific Street BK8 A
239 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
2304 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
135 Heyward Street BK8 A
1738 Pacific Street BK8 B
1738A Pacific Street BK8 A
131 Heyward Street BK8 A
101 Troutman Street BK8 A
235 Franklin Avenue BK7 B
45 Melrose Street BK7 A
88 Skillman Street BK5 C
307 Division Avenue BK5 C
41 Melrose Street BK— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $259,099 on 2021-03-11 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-11AL&R $2,000,000 — from D&F REALTY CORP; 836-838 BEDFORD AVE LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2021-03-11Agreement $2,000,000 — from 836-838 BEDFORD AVE LLC; D&F REALTY CORP to TD BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2021-03-11Mortgage $259,099 — from 836-838 BEDFORD AVE LLC; D&F REALTY CORP to TD BANK, N.A. $259,099

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
10
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731004
201810001
201922015
202010001
2021154010
202204037
202316007
202402013
202504026
202607007
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 32Ownership & money 14Health & systems 7

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11205 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map