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316 Bedford Avenue

1,160Records
16City systems
206Open violations
155Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,160 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 311 service requests, 361 HPD housing violations, 299 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)314 BEDFORD AVE LLC
BBL3024050024
BIN3062941

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 155. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations206 total — 48 class C (immediately hazardous), 109 class B, 49 class A. Oldest open since 1988-07-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

99 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 69). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
26
’24–25
69
’25–26

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

$26,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Rodent (10) · Noise (10) · Graffiti (6) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$231,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (33)
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)GEORGE WANAT
Last registered2025-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,985,000 $1,343,250
2026$2,873,000 $1,292,850
2027$3,116,000 $1,402,200

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cotti Coffee / Vivi Tea / MD Fried ChickenKoreanA—
Dumont BurgerHamburgersCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / S 2 St — B62 · 100 ft
Citi BikeS 3 St & Bedford Ave · 400 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

316 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

100 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101340045
201801650470
201901900394
202003302035
202100200323
202200270431
2023011320346
202401440348
2025059304102
20260011503118
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 1,056Ownership & money 4Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,160 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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