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2304 Bedford Avenue

224Records
14City systems
28Open violations
122.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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224 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 HPD complaints, 44 HPD housing violations, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)2304 BEDFORD LLC
BBL3051260048
BIN3117687

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.2. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2008-04-02.

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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,783,095 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (8)
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)2304 Bedfrod LLC
Head officerHersh Klein
Managing agentEmpire State Management
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,247,000 $74,820
2026$1,468,000 $660,600
2027$1,662,000 $747,900

The city's market estimate has risen 33% 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 2011 (0 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

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 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Albemarle Rd · 200 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

2304 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

24 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT LLC — 25 buildings, 318 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B4 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
585 Marcy Avenue BK45 A
246 Lynch Street BK39 A
1705 Dean Street BK25 A
1460 Fulton Street BK24 A
1084 Rogers Avenue BK24 A
281 Division Avenue BK19 B
795 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
5323 13 Avenue BK10 A
836 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
840 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
99 Troutman Street BK8 B
1736 Pacific Street BK8 A
1740 Pacific Street BK8 A
239 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
2304 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
135 Heyward Street BK8 A
1738 Pacific Street BK8 B
1738A Pacific Street BK8 A
131 Heyward Street BK8 A
101 Troutman Street BK8 A
235 Franklin Avenue BK7 B
45 Melrose Street BK7 A
88 Skillman Street BK5 C
307 Division Avenue BK5 C
41 Melrose Street BK— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,800,000 on 2025-06-06 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-06AL&R $1,800,000 — from 2304 BEDFORD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,800,000
2025-06-06Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 2304 BEDFORD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,800,000
2024-01-29Deed $1,140,000 — from BK BEDFORD LLC to 2304 BEDFORD LLC $1,140,000
2024-01-23Sold for $1,140,000 $1,140,000 $142,500
2021-08-24AL&R $600,000 — from BK BEDFORD LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $600,000
2021-08-24Deed $825,000 — from ANICET, OSIER to BK BEDFORD LLC $825,000
2021-08-24AL&R $750,000 — from BK BEDFORD LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $750,000
2021-08-24Mortgage $600,000 — from BK BEDFORD LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $600,000
2021-08-24Mortgage $750,000 — from BK BEDFORD LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $750,000
2021-07-27Sold for $825,000 $825,000 $103,125
2006-08-17Deed $648,900 — from MCPHIE, JACQUELINE; MCPHIE, MORSLEY to ANICET, OSIER $648,900
2006-08-17Mortgage $519,120 — from ANICET, OSIER to MERS $519,120
2006-08-17Mortgage $129,780 — from ANICET, OSIER to MERS $129,780
2006-04-25Mortgage $390,000 — from MCPHIE, MORSLEY; MCPHIE, JACQUELINE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $390,000
2004-07-29Mortgage $222,200 — from MCPHIE, MORSLEY; MCPHIE, JACQUELINE to ''MERS'' $222,200

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700303
201800347
201900011
202000000
20213041118
2022247114
202322206
20241332624
20250161264
202600707
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 152Ownership & money 41Health & systems 1

Every one of the 224 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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