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162 Bedford Avenue

233Records
11City systems
20Open violations
30.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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233 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 33 HPD housing violations, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BEDFORD 162 LLC
BBL3023110030
BIN3061793

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 30.8. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-08.

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

61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Missed Collection (9) · Food Establishment (7) · Graffiti (7) · Illegal Parking (4) · Air Quality (4).

Filed construction activity

$44,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JERRY LEBEDOWICZ
Last registered2025-01-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,855,000 $834,750
2026$2,226,000 $1,001,700
2027$2,671,000 $1,201,950

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Qahwah HouseCoffee/TeaCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, No Permit or License, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / N 8 St — B62 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBerry St & N 8 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

162 Bedford Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

61 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $543,522 on 2005-12-01 (lender: Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-12-01Mortgage $543,523 — from LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $543,523
2005-12-01Agreement $950,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO to LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY $950,000
2002-12-12Mortgage $207,766 — from LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $207,766
1997-11-17Mortgage $311,055 — from LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY to SELF-RELIANCE (N.Y)FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $311,055
1988-10-26Mortgage $168,000 — from LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY to SELF RELIANCE $168,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
201800100111
2019305019
202041110117
20212180112
202220120115
202301150218
202400180321
202500410243
20260182617
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 173Ownership & money 21Health & systems 19

Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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