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282 Bedford Avenue

233Records
13City systems
0Open violations
4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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233 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 47 DOB complaints, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)D.J. HERMS REALTY INC
BBL3023800023
BIN3062618

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1) · Sewer (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$49,725 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)D & J HERMS REALTY, INC.
Head officerJOHN S HERMANOWSKI
Managing agentJohn M Hermanowski
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,722,000 $774,900
2026$2,066,000 $929,700
2027$2,479,000 $1,115,550

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SetagayaAsian/Asian FusionAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Grand St — B62 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

282 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

5 311 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: $1,200,000 on 2012-11-16 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-11-16Mortgage $1,200,000 — from D&J HERMS REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,200,000
2012-11-16Mortgage $511,315 — from D&J HERMS REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $511,315
2012-11-16Agreement $1,200,000 — from D&J HERMS REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,200,000
2005-08-26Mortgage $900,000 — from D&J HERMS REALTY,INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $900,000
1983-09-06Mortgage $6,750 — from AHMED, MANIR to NEW YORK CITY $6,750

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012003
2018002013
2019000022
2020000011
2021006017
2022003115
2023003047
2024012014
2025004026
2026201014
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 80Ownership & money 14Health & systems 33

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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