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2296 Bedford Avenue

672Records
11City systems
182Open violations
1549.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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672 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 237 HPD complaints, 199 HPD housing violations, 168 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)ROBIN WILLIAMS
BBL3051260045
BIN3117684

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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 1549.3. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations182 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 102 class B, 43 class A. Oldest open since 2003-04-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · Building/Use (4) · APPLIANCE (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,500 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 (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)ROBIN J WILLIAMS
Managing agentAccountable Financial Management Corp.
Last registered2025-12-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,215,000 $72,900
2026$1,280,000 $76,800
2027$1,141,000 $68,460

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% 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.

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

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Snyder Av — B49 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Albemarle Rd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

2296 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

49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $800,000 on 2020-02-28 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-28Mortgage $800,000 — from WILLIAMS, ROBIN to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $800,000
2015-01-12M&CON $540,656 — from WILLIAMS, ROBIN to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS $540,656
2006-08-14Mortgage $450,000 — from WILLIAMS, ROBIN to MERS $450,000
2005-04-28Agreement $29,662 — from LASALLE NATIONAL BANK AND EMC MORTGAGE C; WILLIAMS, ROBIN to LASALLE NATIONAL BANK AND EMC MORTGAGE C $29,662
2001-03-23Mortgage $60,300 — from WILLIAMS, ROBIN to FIRST UNION NATIONALBANK $60,300
2000-08-31Mortgage $184,000 — from WILLIAMS, ROBIN to FHB FUNDING $184,000
1997-04-21Mortgage $25,000 — from CREARY, ODELLA; CREARY, COLBERT to DELTA FUNDING CORP $25,000
1996-02-16Mortgage $5,122 — from CREARY, ODELLA; CREARY, COLBERT to T.A.M. EQUITY CORP; HOMETRUST MORTGAGE BANKERS $5,122
1995-06-06Mortgage $70,000 — from CREARY, COLBERT; CREARY, ODELLA to SOMERSET MORTGAGE BANKERS; SOMERSET INVESTORS CORPORATION $70,000

Ten-year activity

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91
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700101
201800303
201900000
202000022
202110405
202200202
20230049150
20240288191
20250048149
20260261063
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 615Ownership & money 34Health & systems 2

Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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