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96 Bedford Avenue

110Records
11City systems
0Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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110 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 8 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)96 BEDFORD LLC
BBL3022900018
BIN3061541

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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 84% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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

Open with the city right now

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.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$505,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)96 BEDFORD LLC
Head officerCHARLES SCHWARTZ
Managing agentBEDFORD FLATS LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,594,400 $1,167,480
2026$3,113,000 $1,400,850
2027$3,736,000 $1,681,200

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nassau Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / N 11 St — B62 · 150 ft
Citi BikeN 12 St & Bedford Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

96 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

5 311 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 BEDFORD ENTERPRISES LLC — 5 buildings, 131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
209 North 11 Street BK53 A
228 Berry Street BK50 A
155 Meserole Street BK12 A
854 Metropolitan Avenue BK8 A
96 Bedford Avenue BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $320,505 on 2020-02-25 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-11ASPM $5,900,000 — from AOA HOLDINGS CAPITAL VEHICLE I, LP; SCHWARTZ, JOEL; 96 BEDFORD LLC; BANON, ROSS; BEDFORD F to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, $5,900,000
2022-10-18ASPM $5,900,000 — from 96 BEDFORD LLC; BANON, ROSS; SCHWARTZ, JOEL; AOA HOLDINGS CAPITAL VEHICLE I LP; SCHWARTZ, to WILMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A $5,900,000
2022-10-18Deed $9,076,923 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to 96 BEDFORD LLC $9,076,923
2022-10-07Sold for $9,076,923 $9,076,923 $1,134,615
2020-02-25Agreement $5,900,000 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $5,900,000
2020-02-25Mortgage $320,505 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $320,505
2020-02-25AL&R $5,900,000 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $5,900,000
2018-10-10AL&R $5,700,000 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,700,000
2018-10-10M&CON $5,700,000 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,700,000
2016-10-17AL&R $3,700,000 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2016-10-17Mortgage $3,700,000 — from BEDFORD FLATS LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2016-10-17Deed $5,650,000 — from ROGINSKA, ELZBIETA; STANKIEWICZ, LILIA; ODDY, MARIA; RYNKIEWICZ, HALINA to BEDFORD FLATS LLC $5,650,000
2016-09-28Sold for $5,650,000 $5,650,000 $706,250
2014-02-10Mortgage $13,883 — from ODDY, MARIA; STANKIEWICZ, LILIA; RYNKIEWICZ, HALINA; ROGINSKA, ELZBIETA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $13,883
2014-02-10Agreement $590,000 — from STANKIEWICZ, LILIA; ODDY, MARIA; ROGINSKA, ELZBIETA; RYNKIEWICZ, HALINA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $590,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20171128021
2018112610
201902305
20200021214
202100808
202201034
202301326
202400415
202500404
202600101
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 37Ownership & money 46

Every one of the 110 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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