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179 Bedford Avenue

143Records
10City systems
15Open violations
35Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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143 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)NESTOR E ACOSTA
BBL3023200003
BIN3061939

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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 35. In ZIP 11211, 58% 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 violations15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-01.

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (8) · Food Establishment (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Real Time Enforcement (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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)NANCY ACOSTA; NESTOR E ACOSTA
Head officerNESTOR E ACOSTA
Managing agentNANCY E ACOSTA
Last registered2019-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,702,000 $765,900
2026$2,042,000 $918,900
2027$2,450,000 $1,102,500

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Little ItalyPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · 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 5 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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / N 8 St — B62 · 200 ft
Citi BikeN 6 St & Bedford Ave · 350 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

179 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

22 311 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: $129,939 on 2004-03-17 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-03-17Agreement $129,939 — from ACOSTA, NESTOR E; ACOSTA, NANCY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $129,939
2004-03-17Mortgage $129,939 — from ACOSTA, NESTOR E; ACOSTA, NANCY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $129,939
1998-05-15Mortgage $245,000 — from ACOSTA, NANCY; ACOSTA, NESTOR E to GREENPOINT BANK $245,000
1990-07-31Mortgage $250,000 — from LEBRDOWICZ, JERRY to SUMA FED CREDIT UNION $250,000
1987-09-14Mortgage $125,000 — from MILLER, DANIEL; SWIATEK, JOSEPH to BEST OF ALL CLOTHINGP/T $125,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011112
20180516
20190224
20200112
20210819
202208311
20230729
2024112114
2025411217
20260415
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 23Health & systems 15

Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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