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185 Bedford Avenue

903Records
17City systems
69Open violations
121.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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903 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 460 311 service requests, 92 HPD complaints, 89 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)166 NORTH 7 ST LLC
BBL3023280008
BIN3062094, 3397609

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 121.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations69 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1995-11-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Graffiti (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$693,638 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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)166 NORTH 7 ST LLC
Head officerJERRY LEBEDOWICZ
Managing agentGREG 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$5,080,000 $2,286,000
2026$4,268,000 $1,920,600
2027$4,317,000 $1,942,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Paris BaguetteFrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 300 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

185 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $1,839,667 on 2014-10-22 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-10-22Agreement $6,000,000 — from 166 NORTH 7 ST LLC to ASTORIA BANK $6,000,000
2014-10-22Mortgage $1,839,668 — from 166 NORTH 7 ST LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,839,668
2012-02-08Mortgage $2,903,166 — from 166 NORTH 7 ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,903,166
2012-02-08Agreement $4,350,000 — from 166 NORTH 7 ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $4,350,000
2004-07-08AL&R $2,000,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY; LEBEDEWICZ, JERRY; LEBEDEWICZ, LUCY; LEBEDOWICZ, LUCY $2,000,000
2004-07-08M&CON $2,000,000 — from LEBEDOWICZ, LUCY; LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY; LEBEDEWICZ, LUCY; LEBEDEWICZ, JERRY to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,000,000
1998-11-25Mortgage $405,893 — from LEBEDOWICZ, LUCY; LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY to SUMA (YONKERS) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $405,893
1995-11-08Mortgage $400,000 — from LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY; LEBEDOWICZ, LUCY to SUMA (YONKERS) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $400,000
1985-06-03Mortgage $60,500 — from LEBEDOWICZ, LUCY; LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY to BROWNSTEIN, DANIEL J; KLEIN, FRED $60,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201732341655
201803401760
20190030535
20206726241
20215249157
20222148253
20230048250
20240034135
20258032242
20260034539
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The full timeline

Construction 69Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 644Ownership & money 19Health & systems 55

Every one of the 903 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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