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187 Bedford Avenue

698Records
19City systems
48Open violations
91.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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698 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 309 311 service requests, 160 HPD housing violations, 119 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WERSOCKI PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3023280006
BIN3062093

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 91.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations48 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1986-11-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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5
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32 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · PLUMBING (5) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$138,834 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (16)
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)Wersocki Properties LLC
Head officerAlexander Wersocki
Managing agentAlexander Wersocki
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,119,000 $1,403,550
2026$2,779,000 $1,250,550
2027$2,744,000 $1,234,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Al Aqsa Restaurant & Bakery 6917 INCNot yet graded—
Peonia PastaItalianGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 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 5 St — B62 · 350 ft
Citi BikeN 6 St & Bedford Ave · 250 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

187 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

90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $793,953 on 2020-07-27 (lender: Polish And Slavic Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-27Agreement $1,700,000 — from WERSOCKI PROPERTIES LLC to POLISH AND SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,700,000
2020-07-27Mortgage $793,954 — from WERSOCKI PROPERTIES LLC to POLISH AND SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $793,954
2015-11-23Mortgage $727,017 — from WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $727,017
2015-11-23AL&R $1,500,000 — from WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2015-11-23Agreement $1,500,000 — from WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2012-04-12Mortgage $290,656 — from WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $290,656
2012-04-12Agreement $995,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER $995,000
2008-07-16Mortgage $900,000 — from WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $900,000
1999-10-18Mortgage $200,000 — from WERSOCKI, ALEXANDER to SOWA, EDMUND; SOWA, EMILIA $200,000
1990-07-30Mortgage $400,000 — from WERSOCKI, ALEX ANDER to SOWA, EMILIA; SOWA, EDMUND $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173170112
201811290132
201930450856
20200013981148
202130500154
202221720176
202320830186
202410670573
202541310339
202600130215
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 595Ownership & money 23Health & systems 27

Every one of the 698 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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