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4082 Bedford Avenue

214Records
7City systems
0Open violations
567.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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214 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 57 HPD complaints, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)COHEN, SABAH
BBL3073030041
BIN3197289

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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 567.7. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Noise (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

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 (1935)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)sabah Cohen
Last registered2025-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,263,000 $75,780
2026$1,198,000 $71,880
2027$1,078,000 $64,680

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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

SubwayAvenue U — Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Bedford Av — B3 · 950 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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

4082 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

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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: $65,625 on 2025-10-24 (lender: Figure Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-10M&CON $961,046 — from COHEN, ELIYAHU; COHEN, YAAKOV; JNANI, JACK; COHEN, SABAH to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; SERVICEMAC LLC $961,046
2025-10-24Mortgage $65,626 — from JNANI, JACK to FIGURE LENDING LLC $65,626
2023-04-28Mortgage $920,000 — from COHEN, SABAH; JNANI, JACK to MERS $920,000
2023-04-28Deed $1,150,000 — from COHEN, RACHEL to COHEN, SABAH; JNANI, JACK $1,150,000
2023-04-26Sold for $1,150,000 $1,150,000 $575,000
2001-11-02Mortgage $135,000 — from COHEN, RACHEL to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $135,000
2001-02-26Mortgage $150,000 — from LEVY, YAFFA MACHI to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $150,000
1999-11-30Mortgage $2,257 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI to FLEET MTGE CORP $2,257
1991-01-04Mortgage $110,000 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI to NORSTAR MTGE COMPANY $110,000
1986-03-03Mortgage $60,000 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI to BA FINANCEAMERICA CP $60,000
1984-12-11Mortgage $50,000 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI to BARTIROMO, PATRICK; BARTIROMO, JOSEPHINE $50,000
1984-05-16Mortgage $30,000 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI to DANIEL PERLA ASSOCIATES $30,000
1983-11-30Mortgage $37,000 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI; KOKKINAKOS, JOHN to ROLS CAPITAL CO. $37,000
1982-02-19Mortgage $55,000 — from KOKKINAKOS, FANI; CAPELERIS, PETER; CAPELERIS, ELEFTERIA to DANIEL PERLA ASSOCIATES $55,000

Ten-year activity

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20196006
20206006
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202364111
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202515322157
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Every one of the 214 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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