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331 Bedford Avenue

145Records
13City systems
0Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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145 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 18 DOB permits, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)JJ TOWER LLC
BBL3024180002
BIN3063107

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Graffiti (3) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$128,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (3)
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)JJ TOWER LLC
Head officerCHANY JACOBOWITZ
Managing agentMOSES JACOBS
Last registered2026-01-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,018,800 $458,460
2026$1,086,000 $488,700
2027$1,229,000 $553,050

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SaucedNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / S 4 St — B62 · 200 ft
Citi BikeS 3 St & Bedford Ave · 150 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

331 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

16 311 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: $240,000 on 2024-01-09 (lender: Keb Hana Bank USA, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-09Mortgage $240,000 — from JJ TOWER LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA, N.A. $240,000
2024-01-09Agreement $3,100,000 — from JJ TOWER LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA, N.A. $3,100,000
2024-01-09AL&R $3,100,000 — from JJ TOWER LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA, N.A. $3,100,000
2022-10-03AL&R $3,000,000 — from JJ TOWER LLC to CP CAPITAL VII, LLC $3,000,000
2022-10-03Mortgage $3,000,000 — from JJ TOWER LLC to CP CAPITAL VII, LLC $3,000,000
2022-10-03Deed $3,550,000 — from CATHY ROMAN LIVING TRUST; CATHY ROMAN TRUSTEE to JJ TOWER LLC $3,550,000
2022-09-15Sold for $3,550,000 $3,550,000 $1,183,333

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017502007
2018001012
2019051017
202002120014
2021005005
202210124118
202383110022
20240075214
20250090110
2026005038
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 17Health & systems 10

Every one of the 145 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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