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1240 Bedford Avenue

1,345Records
17City systems
58Open violations
8.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,345 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 752 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 181 311 service requests, 92 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built2003
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)THE BEDFORD PLACE CONDOMINIUMS
BBL3020007501
BIN3057461

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations58 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2004-07-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (11) · Air Quality (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Dirty Condition (5) · Noise (5) · Encampment (5).

Filed construction activity

$3,056,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)THE BEDFORD PLACE CONDOMINIUM, LLC
Head officerAMIT SHAH
Managing agentMD Squared Property Group
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$95,544 $42,995
2026$151,511 $68,180
2027$156,932 $70,619

The city's market estimate has risen 64% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $962,650 a year ($29.62 per sq ft), operating expenses $308,100 ($9.48 per sq ft), net operating income $654,550. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 63/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 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.

Getting around

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bedford Av — B26 · 150 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Bedford Ave · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

1240 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

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

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309 Lexington Avenue MN81 A
11 Hancock Place MN71 A
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230 East 48 Street MN62 A
322 West 72 Street MN62 A
242 East 25 Street MN54 A
130 Suffolk Street MN48 A
24 Laurel Hill Terrace MN48 B
3181 Broadway MN48 A
145 Park Place BK47 A
613 Baltic Street BK43 A
1240 Bedford Avenue BK43 A
49 East 12 Street MN42 A
160 West 87 Street MN40 A
304 East 73 Street MN40 A
240 West 75 Street MN38 A
502 9 Avenue MN36 A
333 East 109 Street MN35 A
212 North 9 Street BK33 A
249 West 15 Street MN33 A
4857 Broadway MN28 A
531 East 12th St MN26 B
208 East 119 Street MN25 A
85 South Street MN24 A
20th Street BK24 B
3 West 122 Street MN24 C
114 Ridge Street MN23 A
112 Fleet Place BK23 A
75 Thompson Street MN22 B
212 East 95 Street MN22 A
566 Grand Street BK22 A
439 West 46 Street MN21 A
457 Atlantic Avenue BK21 A
246 East 53 Street MN20 B
324 East 84 Street MN20 A
382 Bleecker Street MN20 B
106 Ridge Street MN20 B
416 West 47 Street MN20 A
207 Madison Street MN20 D
437 West 46 Street MN20 A
512 East 84 Street MN20 A
600 10 Avenue MN18 B
359 West 11 Street MN18 A
511 East 83 Street MN17 A
4 West 16 Street MN16 A
76 Engert Avenue BK16 A
220 3 Avenue MN16 A
1057 Lexington Avenue MN15 A
21 East 7 Street MN15 B
292 Riverside Drive MN15 A
56 Morton Street MN15 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-29Deed $655,000 — from WILLIAMS, BETH C to PATEL, PARAG; DESAI, RUPA $655,000
2026-05-19Sold for $655,000 $655,000 $15,233
2026-04-02Deed $650,000 — from ERDAL, BURAK to LOCHMANDY, SAMANTHA; GOTT, SUSAN $650,000
2026-04-02Mortgage $450,000 — from GOTT, SUSAN; LOCHMANDY, SAMANTHA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $450,000
2026-03-26Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $15,116
2025-11-20Mortgage $390,000 — from KLEIN, ORI to MERS; LOANDEPOT. COM, LLC $390,000
2025-11-20Deed $487,500 — from TANAKA, YUKIKO to KLEIN, ORI $487,500
2025-10-30Sold for $487,500 $487,500 $11,337
2025-10-30Sold for $487,500 $487,500 $11,337
2025-07-29Mortgage $102,798 — from ASSA, ARIEL; GONGOLEVSKY, MAYTAL to BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $102,798
2024-11-12Mortgage $150,000 — from SHAW, COLBURN D; SHAW, SAIMA to QUORUM FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $150,000
2024-08-15Agreement $375,000 — from SHAW, COLBURN D; SHAW, SAIMA to MERS $375,000
2024-05-29Mortgage $400,000 — from SCHIFF, TERRY to BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATION $400,000
2024-04-23Deed $635,000 — from LAU, KRISTEN Y. to LYONS, KAYASHA $635,000
2024-04-23Mortgage $571,500 — from LYONS, KAYASHA to MERS $571,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017031040356
2018011921344
2019771133361
2020552025257
20215730712115
2022111716439
202322333747
2024713410355
20251312012551
2026001915539
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 356Ownership & money 781Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,345 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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