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279 North 6 Street

77Records
10City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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77 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 311 service requests, 8 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)COHRSSEN, ANDREAS
BBL3023310046
BIN3062144

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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 55% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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 (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)ANDREAS COHRSSEN
Managing agentBEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,596,000 $718,200
2026$1,696,000 $763,200
2027$2,035,000 $915,750

The city's market estimate has risen 28% 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Rodney St — Q59 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 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

279 North 6 Street

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 — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 66 buildings, 530 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B21 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 Eldridge Street MN28 B
120 Mac Dougal Street MN26 A
156 Sullivan Street MN22 B
289N Bedford Avenue BK22 B
15 Roebling Street BK20 A
236 South 1 Street BK16 A
224 22 Street BK14 A
175 Jackson Street BK14 A
12 Stagg Street BK13 B
410 West 22 Street MN12 A
131 Devoe Street BK10 A
345 Union Avenue BK10 A
347 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
211 North 5 Street BK10 A
116 Covert Street BK9 B
238 North 5 Street BK8 B
92 Berry Street BK8 A
63 Jackson Street BK8 A
194 North 9 Street BK8 A
53 Withers Street BK8 B
481 Prospect Place BK8 A
250 South 2 Street BK8 A
257 Powers Street BK8 A
13 Melrose Street BK8 A
179 Monroe Street BK8 B
137 Nelson Street BK8 A
150 Richardson Street BK8 A
303 Cooper Street BK7 A
264 Jefferson Street BK7 B
188 Meserole Avenue BK7 A
168 South 3 Street BK7 B
357 Prospect Place BK7 A
279 North 6 Street BK6 A
158 Grand Street BK6 A
1025 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
99 Havemeyer Street BK6 A
110 West 17 Street MN6 A
491 Monroe Street BK6 A
979 Metropolitan Avenue BK6 B
147 George Street BK6 B
45 Withers Street BK6 A
630 Lorimer Street BK6 B
141 North 9 Street BK6 A
632 Lorimer Street BK6 A
261 Union Avenue BK6 A
159 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
1010 Carroll Street BK6 B
247 Himrod Street BK6 C
1318 Halsey Street BK6 B
204 Nassau Avenue BK5 B
287 Grand Street BK5 B
34 Maspeth Avenue BK5 B
265 Wythe Avenue BK5 B
65 Thompson Street MN5 D
530 Driggs Avenue BK4 C
510 Grandview Avenue QN4 C
431 West 146 Street MN4 B
143 Metropolitan Avenue BK4 B
73-23 69 Place QN4 C
175 West 126 Street MN3 C

showing 60 of 66 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $110,726 on 2005-08-23 (lender: Polish & 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
2017-04-10Agreement $357,500 — from COHRSSEN, ANDREAS to N7 OWNER LLC $357,500
2005-08-23Agreement $290,000 — from COHRSSEN, ANDREAS to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $290,000
2005-08-23Mortgage $110,726 — from COHRSSEN, ANDREAS to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $110,726
2001-04-02Mortgage $117,614 — from COHRSSEN, ANDREAS to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $117,614
2000-04-13Mortgage $25,000 — from SCHMITT, NANCY; SCHMITT, ARTHUR to DELL, FRANK $25,000
1989-12-06Mortgage $175,000 — from SCHMITT, NANCY; SCHMITT, ARTHUR to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDCR U $175,000
1989-01-10Mortgage $108,500 — from SCHMITT, NANCY; SCHMITT, ARTHUR to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $108,500

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201737010
20183047
20191023
20205016
20213014
20222024
20236017
20244015
20251012
20264004
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 24Health & systems 15

Every one of the 77 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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