220 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 20.9. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Lead (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).
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 (9) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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 owner(s) | BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC |
| Head officer | SOLOMON SCHWIMMER |
| Managing agent | TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,001,600 | $900,720 |
| 2026 | $1,601,000 | $720,450 |
| 2027 | $1,921,000 | $864,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bedford Av — B26 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 200 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.
1234 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 |
13 311 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 TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC — 24 buildings, 669 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 Hope Street | BK | 143 | B |
| 150 Lawrence Street | BK | 99 | A |
| 822 Lexington Avenue | BK | 63 | A |
| 581 Ocean Parkway | BK | 60 | A |
| Grand Avenue | BK | 46 | A |
| 242 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 44 | A |
| 650 Madison Street | BK | 38 | A |
| Nostrand Avenue | BK | 22 | B |
| 1359 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 17 | A |
| 282 East 32 Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 790 Classon Avenue | BK | 13 | A |
| 87 Montrose Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 19 East 31 Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 254 East 28 Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 83 Winthrop Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 1234 Bedford Avenue | BK | 9 | A |
| 194 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 161 Winthrop Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 2909 Albermarle Road | BK | 8 | A |
| 26 Lefferts Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 192 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 85 Montrose Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 1503 Eastern Parkway | BK | 6 | C |
| 867 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $324,416 on 2021-10-12 (lender: Sabal Capital II, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-12 | Agreement $3,391,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $3,391,000 | |
| 2021-10-12 | Mortgage $324,416 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $324,416 | |
| 2016-01-04 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to KEARNEY BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2016-01-04 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to KEARNEY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2016-01-04 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to KEARNEY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2014-11-18 | AL&R $2,450,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON | $2,450,000 | |
| 2014-11-18 | Mortgage $2,450,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON | $2,450,000 | |
| 2014-11-18 | Deed $1,350,000 — from ELIZABETH M. WATSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR; WILLIAM B. WATSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR to BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC | $1,350,000 | |
| 2008-05-14 | Mortgage $887,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM A to FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORA | $887,000 | |
| 2004-10-13 | Mortgage $40,000 — from WILLIAM, AKA WATSON A; WILLIAM, WATSON; DEBORAH, AKA WATSON T; DEBORAH, WATSON to CITIBANK, N.A. | $40,000 | |
| 2003-07-02 | Mortgage $27,000 — from WATSON, DEBORAH T; WATSON, WILLIAM A to CITIBANK, N.A. | $27,000 | |
| 2001-01-17 | Mortgage $5,000 — from WILLIAM, WATSON to A.P.R.A FUEL OIL BUYERS GROUP INC | $5,000 | |
| 1993-08-03 | Mortgage $20,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM A; WATSON, DEBORAH T to CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH | $20,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 220 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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