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1989 Bedford Avenue

1,077Records
13City systems
76Open violations
2656.3Penalty rate

1,077 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 357 HPD housing violations, 339 311 service requests, 294 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)MCLEOD, DRUCILLA
BBL3050490007
BIN3115848

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2656.3. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

Open HPD violations76 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2010-04-06.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 22 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
16
’24–25
22
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Noise (22) · PLUMBING (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · FLOORING/STAIRS (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17).

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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)DRACILLA MCLEOD; SHARON MCLEOD-ROBINSON
Managing agentSHARON MCLEOD-ROBINSON
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$990,000 $445,500
2026$1,122,000 $504,900
2027$1,258,000 $566,100

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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

SubwayParkside Av — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Winthrop St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Winthrop St — B49 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Fenimore St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman
Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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

1989 Bedford Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

188 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2010-02-05 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-02-05Mortgage $300,000 — from MCLEOD, STEPHEN; MCLEOD-ROBINSON, SHARON; MCLEOD, DRUCILLA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $300,000
2010-02-05AL&R $300,000 — from MCLEOD-ROBINSON, SHARON; MCLEOD, STEPHEN; MCLEOD, DRUCILLA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $300,000
2010-02-05Deed $230,000 — from CHARLES, CYRIL E; MCLEOD, STEPHEN; MCLEOD, DRUCILLA to MCLEOD, STEPHEN; MCLEOD, DRUCILLA; MCLEOD-ROBINSON, SHARON $230,000
1989-09-08Mortgage $140,000 — from MC LEOD, STEPHEN; CHARLES, CYRIL E; MC LEOD, DRUCILLA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $140,000
1986-03-27Mortgage $90,000 — from MC LEOD, DRUCILLA; CHARLES, CYRIL E; MC LEOD, STEPHEN to PREUDHOMME, MARY $90,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710001
201812014
201902013
20201420144
20210340236
2022012709136
2023123702240
20241132011144
2025224423251
2026115901161
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 1,020Ownership & money 17Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,077 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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