154 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).
$45,569 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | GORDON R CHRISTMAS |
| Head officer | GORDON R CHRISTMAS |
| Managing agent | none |
| Last registered | 2025-05-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,114,000 | $126,840 |
| 2026 | $2,676,000 | $160,560 |
| 2027 | $2,892,000 | $173,520 |
The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Nostrand Av — A C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bedford Av — B26 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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.
1228 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Managed by NONE — 117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,753,149 on 2017-12-18 (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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $650,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MERS | $650,000 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Mortgage $35,753,149 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MERS | $35,753,149 | |
| 2007-11-20 | Mortgage $150,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. | $150,000 | |
| 2007-06-11 | Mortgage $372,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $372,000 | |
| 2005-09-30 | Mortgage $354,250 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R. to MERS | $354,250 | |
| 2000-10-18 | Mortgage $337,500 — from CHRISTMAS, LISA E R; CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to EAB MORTGAGE COMPANYINC | $337,500 | |
| 1991-02-01 | Mortgage $12,000 — from WINSTON INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO | $12,000 | |
| 1989-02-09 | Mortgage $72,000 — from WINSTON INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO | $72,000 | |
| 1988-02-22 | Mortgage $8,000 — from PENN, WINSTON to HENRY, ELEANOR M | $8,000 | |
| 1986-07-10 | Mortgage $34,500 — from HENRY, ELEANOR M to CITY OF NEW YORK | $34,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 154 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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