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940 Bedford Avenue

189Records
13City systems
1Open violations
135Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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189 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 rodent inspections, 29 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)POSNER, DAVID
BBL3019280042
BIN3055240

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 135. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-21.

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: Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Snow or Ice (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · Noise (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)REALMART USA
Head officerDAVID POSNER
Managing agentNBM Management LLC
Last registered2025-12-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,182,000 $531,900
2026$1,062,000 $477,900
2027$1,274,000 $573,300

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Willoughby Av — B44 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Bedford Ave · 650 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

940 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

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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2075 Wallace Avenue BX190 F
343 Broadway BK10 B
253 South 3 Street BK7 B
35 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
179 Graham Avenue BK6 B
128 Boerum Street BK6 B
276 South 5 Street BK6 C
410 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1285 Madison Street BK6 B
151 Meserole Street BK5 C
735 Rogers Avenue BK4 C
946 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
450 South 5 Street BK4 A
565 Gates Avenue BK4 D
957 Kent Avenue BK4 D
65 South 6 Street BK4 C
584 Broadway BK4 D
940 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
312 South 4 Street BK4 C
296 Cooper Street BK4 D
423 Wythe Avenue BK4 D
166 Wilson Street BK4 C
336 Grand Street BK4 D
364 Grand Street BK4 C
279 South 5 Street BK4 C
109 South 4 Street BK4 C
314 South 4 Street BK4 C
58A Vernon Avenue BK4 D
173 Hart Street BK3 F
261 South 3 Street BK3 D
167 Hart Street BK3 D
180 Hart Street BK3 D
421 Wythe Avenue BK3 C
916 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 F
183 Hart Street BK3 D
138 Manhattan Avenue BK3 C
124 Hart Street BK3 F
968 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
63 Pulaski Street BK3 C
108 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
322 Union Avenue BK2 D
444 Lafayette Avenue BK2 F
113 Clifton Place BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $355,398 on 2021-10-25 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-25Agreement $1,054,500 — from POSNER, DAVID to MERS $1,054,500
2021-10-25Mortgage $355,398 — from POSNER, DAVID to MERS $355,398
2014-10-15Mortgage $290,253 — from POSNER, DAVID to MERS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE $290,253
2007-12-13Deed $750,000 — from ALONSO, ANGELICA to POSNER, DAVID $750,000
2007-12-13Mortgage $607,500 — from POSNER, DAVID to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $607,500
2006-01-31Deed $5,000 — from ALONSO, ANGELICA; ALONSO, FRANCO to ALONSO, ANGELICA $5,000
1985-10-17Mortgage $3,200 — from ALONSO, FRANCO; ALONSO, ANGELICA to CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS $3,200
1984-08-15Mortgage $30,000 — from ALONSO, ANGELICA; ALONSO, FRANCO to LA SALA, THOMAS; LA SALA, JOSEPHINE $30,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201800088
20190101415
202000011
2021027211
2022060410
20230100616
2024080412
2025180413
2026040711
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 27Health & systems 60

Every one of the 189 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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