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438 Bedford Avenue

93Records
9City systems
22Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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93 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 HPD housing violations, 21 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)CONGREGATION TIFERES
BBL3021370029
BIN3059594

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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 75% 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 5. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1984-07-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG HDFC
Head officerISAAC BREUER
Managing agentDEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,278,000 $575,100
2026$1,534,000 $690,300
2027$1,841,000 $828,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOUSE OF WORSHIP

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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Bedford Av — B32 Q59 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & S 9 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly. 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

438 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

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 22 buildings, 309 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B4 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
350 South 4 Street BK35 A
95 South 10 Street BK35 A
274 South 2 Street BK34 A
341 Bedford Avenue BK33 A
227 South 2 Street BK20 A
798 Hancock Street BK18 B
37 Erasmus Street BK18 B
509 West 140 Street MN15 C
1095 Bushwick Avenue BK14 A
983 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
152 South 8 Street BK9 A
144 South 8 Street BK9 A
158 South 8 Street BK9 A
980 Putnam Avenue BK8 A
156 Nassau Avenue BK6 B
2283 2 Avenue MN6 B
438 Bedford Avenue BK6 A
132 South 8 Street BK6 A
370 Hooper Street BK6 A
202 West 105 Street MN5 A
514 West 149 Street MN4 C
363 West 116 Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $174,000 on 1992-12-23 (lender: Chicago Title & Trust Co). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1992-12-23Mortgage $174,000 — from CONGREGATION TIFERESUSH to CHICAGO TITLE & TRUST CO $174,000
1987-06-23Mortgage $95,000 — from NETZBAND, THOMAS to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $95,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170303
20181124
20190022
20200314
20213519
20220101
20232215
20240213
20250112
20260303
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The full timeline

Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 16Health & systems 9

Every one of the 93 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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