121 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2002-02-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | G & G VENTURES |
| Head officer | JEFF GOLDMAN |
| Managing agent | BEDFORD MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,884,000 | $847,800 |
| 2026 | $1,517,000 | $682,650 |
| 2027 | $1,576,000 | $709,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Grand St — L · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Olive St — Q54 Q59 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Powers St & Olive St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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.
257 Powers Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Managed by BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 66 buildings, 530 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B21 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,164 on 2004-09-23 (lender: Cross County Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-21 | Agreement $320,000 — from G & G VENTURES LLC to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $320,000 | |
| 2004-09-23 | Mortgage $35,164 — from G & G VENTURES LLC to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $35,164 | |
| 2001-02-12 | Mortgage $298,000 — from G & G VENTURES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $298,000 | |
| 1999-03-30 | Mortgage $40,000 — from SDM ENTERPRISES INC to GALDAU, MARIE; GALDAU, PANDELE | $40,000 | |
| 1985-12-18 | Mortgage $15,000 — from GALDAU, MARIA; GALDAU, PANDELE to BOOKMAN, JACOB | $15,000 | |
| 1985-12-18 | Mortgage $32,000 — from GALDAU, PANDELE; GALDAU, MARIA to HOLL, EMMA | $32,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 121 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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