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946 Bedford Avenue

183Records
13City systems
1Open violations
173Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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183 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 38 rodent inspections, 30 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)DEUTSCH, MOSHE
BBL3019280046
BIN3055242

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 173. 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 2026-02-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · PLUMBING (4) · APPLIANCE (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$52,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
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)MOSHE B DEUTSCH
Managing agentNBM Management LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$956,400 $430,380
2026$1,148,000 $516,600
2027$1,378,000 $620,100

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Willoughby Av — B44 · 400 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Bedford Ave · 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

946 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 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: $414,615 on 2017-05-19 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-05-19Agreement $999,000 — from DEUTSCH, MOSHE to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $999,000
2017-05-19Mortgage $414,615 — from DEUTSCH, MOSHE to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $414,615
2008-11-10Mortgage $660,000 — from DEUTSCH, MOSHE to MERS $660,000
2008-11-10Deed $880,000 — from SMITH, EVELYN L to DEUTSCH, MOSHE $880,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176013414
2018000044
2019005027
2020004015
2021001012
2022002068
2023002035
20240060410
202501300233
202600310536
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 5Health & systems 38

Every one of the 183 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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