90 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 HPD housing violations, 28 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 57.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 36 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1984-04-05. |
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.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Noise (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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | ISRAEL PARNES |
| Head officer | ISREAL PARNES |
| Managing agent | ISRAEL PARNES |
| Last registered | 2005-11-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $554,400 | $249,480 |
| 2026 | $665,000 | $299,250 |
| 2027 | $798,000 | $359,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steinberg's Kosher Bakery | Jewish/Kosher | Not yet graded | Closed by DOHMH on 2025-12-23 |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Taylor St — B44 B44-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Taylor St & Bedford Ave · 350 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.
489 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 |
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,923 on 2025-11-21 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Agreement $830,000 — from 489 BEDFORD AVE LLC to MERS | $830,000 | |
| 2025-11-21 | Mortgage $50,923 — from 489 BEDFORD AVE LLC to MERS | $50,923 | |
| 2015-06-22 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 489 BEDFORD AVE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 489 BEDFORD AVE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | Deed $675,000 — from MIRIAM HALBERSTAM AS TRUSTEE; PARNES FAMILY TRUST; CHAIM PARNES AS TRUSTEE to GROSS, YAAKOV | $675,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 90 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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