836 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 311 service requests, 167 HPD complaints, 160 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 321. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 40 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2008-07-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Dirty Condition (12) · Illegal Parking (11) · Rodent (6) · Sewer (2) · Food Establishment (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1078-82 BEDFORD AVE HDFC |
| Head officer | WENDY MCCLINTON |
| Managing agent | BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,150,400 | $967,680 |
| 2026 | $2,580,000 | $1,161,000 |
| 2027 | $3,096,000 | $1,393,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xin Golden Hing Chinese Restaurant | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (2 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.
| Subway | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Greene Av — B44 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Clifton Pl & Bedford Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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.
1078 Bedford Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.
Managed by BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 308 Throop Avenue | BK | 21 | C |
| 495 Sterling Place | BK | 20 | D |
| 360 East 193 Street | BX | 14 | B |
| 474 Quincy Street | BK | 14 | B |
| Duryea Place | BK | 10 | B |
| 317 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 8 | B |
| 213 Buffalo Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 837 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1078 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 689 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 453 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 9 Halsey Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 119 Decatur Street | BK | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,060,602 on 1998-06-22 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-22 | Mortgage $1,060,602 — from 1078-1082 BEDFORD AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION | $1,060,602 | |
| 1998-06-22 | Mortgage $195,652 — from BEDFORD AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION | $195,652 | |
| 1988-02-25 | Mortgage $532,000 — from LA CASA REALTY CORP to FREEDOM NATL BANK/NY | $532,000 | |
| 1988-02-25 | Mortgage $93,000 — from LA CASA REALTY CORP to FREEDOM NATL BANK/NY | $93,000 | |
| 1986-10-07 | Mortgage $69,000 — from HENRY, R NORMAN; HENRY, RABINDRA N to CITY OF NEW YORK | $69,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| 2022 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 73 |
| 2023 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 55 |
| 2025 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 51 |
Every one of the 836 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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