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3619 Bedford Avenue

785Records
18City systems
38Open violations
50.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Madison
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785 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 294 311 service requests, 179 HPD complaints, 94 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1937
Floors6
Res. units78
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BEDFORD ASSOCIATES
BBL3067720001
BIN3182230

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 50.2. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations38 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
5
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PLUMBING (8) · WATER LEAK (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$339,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1937)
YesSix or more residential units (78)
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)BEDFORD ASSOCIATES
Head officerCECELIA MARGULES
Managing agentARM CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,831,000 $3,073,950
2026$8,149,000 $3,667,050
2027$7,854,000 $3,534,300

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2015 estimate: gross income $1,259,062 a year ($14.33 per sq ft), operating expenses $600,097 ($6.83 per sq ft), net operating income $658,965. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayKings Hwy — B Q · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 26 St — B7 B82 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 - The Kings Highway Academy
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

3619 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

75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 ARM CAPITAL RESOURCES — 10 buildings, 703 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
430 East 8 Street BK90 A
1815 East 17 Street BK84 C
499 East 8 Street BK83 B
3619 Bedford Avenue BK78 B
3319 Kings Highway BK72 A
1119 Foster Avenue BK72 B
20 Ocean Court BK65 A
910 Riverside Drive MN65 B
145 Sea Breeze Avenue BK58 A
3802 Poplar Avenue BK36 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $494,069 on 2022-06-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-27Mortgage $494,069 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $494,069
2022-06-27Agreement $8,700,000 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,700,000
2018-01-24Mortgage $3,697,088 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,697,088
2018-01-24Agreement $9,000,000 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2018-01-24AL&R $9,000,000 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2011-11-28Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,000,000
2011-11-28Agreement $6,000,000 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,000,000
2006-11-29Mortgage $2,184,466 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,184,466
2006-11-29Agreement $5,000,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to BEDFORD ASSOCIATES $5,000,000
2006-11-29AL&R $5,000,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to BEDFORD ASSOCIATES $5,000,000
2002-05-21Mortgage $879,137 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $879,137
1997-09-12Mortgage $663,037 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $663,037
1992-05-11Mortgage $548,199 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $548,199
1986-07-03Mortgage $635,859 — from BEDFORD ASSOCIATES to RARITAN VALLEY S&L ASSN $635,859

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015017
201805104120
201908540163
202003240128
202101320134
202201404247
202395430158
202447850096
202502270130
202600680169
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 584Ownership & money 80Health & systems 11

Every one of the 785 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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