A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
19% 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 violations
16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-20.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
$45,569 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
GORDON R CHRISTMAS
Head officer
GORDON R CHRISTMAS
Managing agent
none
Last registered
2025-05-16
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,114,000
$126,840
2026
$2,676,000
$160,560
2027
$2,892,000
$173,520
The city's market estimate has risen
37% 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
Subway
Nostrand Av — A C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bedford Av — B26 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 NONE —
117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10.
See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,753,149 on
2017-12-18 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2017-12-18
Agreement $650,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MERS
$650,000
2017-12-18
Mortgage $35,753,149 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MERS
$35,753,149
2007-11-20
Mortgage $150,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.
$150,000
2007-06-11
Mortgage $372,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$372,000
2005-09-30
Mortgage $354,250 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R. to MERS
$354,250
2000-10-18
Mortgage $337,500 — from CHRISTMAS, LISA E R; CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to EAB MORTGAGE COMPANYINC
$337,500
1991-02-01
Mortgage $12,000 — from WINSTON INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
$12,000
1989-02-09
Mortgage $72,000 — from WINSTON INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
$72,000
1988-02-22
Mortgage $8,000 — from PENN, WINSTON to HENRY, ELEANOR M
$8,000
1986-07-10
Mortgage $34,500 — from HENRY, ELEANOR M to CITY OF NEW YORK
$34,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
21
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
3
3
6
2018
0
0
5
1
3
9
2019
0
0
19
0
2
21
2020
0
1
10
0
1
12
2021
2
3
7
0
2
14
2022
0
0
7
0
2
9
2023
0
0
5
0
3
8
2024
0
0
2
0
2
4
2025
0
0
3
0
2
5
2026
0
1
3
0
1
5
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-28311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2025-11-03311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-10-18311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-10-18311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2023-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-12311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-07-12311: Missed Collection — Trash and Bulky Trash
2023-06-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-03-21HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-10-10311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2022-07-14311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2022-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-16311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2022-02-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-23HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021
2021-09-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2021-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED STEP CRACKS OF REAR FACADE BRICK WALL BETWEEN WINDOWS FROM 1ST TO 4TH FLOOR LEVEL., REPAIR AND/OR R$3,125
2021-09-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2021-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-09-01311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-09-01Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-06-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-04-23311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2021-04-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-07HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-02-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK.$45,569
2020
2020-12-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2020-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2020-11-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-08-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-20311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-07-06311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-06-28311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-05-28311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2020-05-28311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2019
2019-12-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-12311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-10-12Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-10-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-20HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT APT ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NOR
2019-09-20HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2019-09-20HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2019-09-20HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2019-09-20HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-09-20HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2018-10-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-26311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018-06-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-03-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to WELLS FARGO BANK NA
2017
2017-12-18Agreement $650,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MERS$650,000
2017-12-18Mortgage assigned — from GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC; DITECH FINANCIAL LLC to MERS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR TD BANK,N.A
2017-12-18Mortgage $35,753,149 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MERS$35,753,149
2017-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-11-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015
2015-10-07HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-19311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2015-03-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2015-03-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2015-02-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-10-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-10-21311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-09-22Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE, INC. to GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC
2014-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-04-14311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2013-03-25Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2012
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-01-29311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2009
2009-07-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALL ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2,
2009-07-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALL ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2,
2009-07-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SHOWER BODY IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2009-07-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2009-07-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2009-07-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2009-07-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2009-07-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2009-07-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2007
2007-11-20Mortgage $150,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.$150,000
2007-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MORTGAGE LENDERS NETWORK USA, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007-06-11Mortgage $372,000 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$372,000
2005
2005-09-30Deed — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R.; CHRISTMAS, LISA E. to CHRISTMAS, GORDON R.
2005-09-30Mortgage $354,250 — from CHRISTMAS, GORDON R. to MERS$354,250
2004
2004-03-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2000
2000-10-18Mortgage $337,500 — from CHRISTMAS, LISA E R; CHRISTMAS, GORDON R to EAB MORTGAGE COMPANYINC$337,500
2000-10-18Deed — from 1228 BEDFORD CORP to CHRISTMAS, GORDON R; CHRISTMAS, LISA E
2000-04-11DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2000-02-14Deed — from HERMAN, MANUEL/REF; WINSTON INC/DEF to 1228 BEDFORD CORP
1999
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-08-10TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1992
1992-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
1992-01-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ALTERATION NUMBER 1588/89. REMEDY:DISCONTINUE THE OCCUPANCY $1,000
1992-01-13DOB violation C:
1991
1991-02-01Mortgage $12,000 — from WINSTON INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO$12,000
1989
1989-02-09Deed — from PENN, WINSTON to WINSTON INC
1989-02-09Mortgage $72,000 — from WINSTON INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO$72,000
1988
1988-02-22Mortgage $8,000 — from PENN, WINSTON to HENRY, ELEANOR M$8,000
1988-02-22Deed — from HENRY, ELEANOR M to PENN, WINSTON
1986
1986-07-10Mortgage $34,500 — from HENRY, ELEANOR M to CITY OF NEW YORK$34,500
1986-07-10Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to HENRY, ELEANOR M
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1974
1974-09-05Deed — from PETERS LAWRENCE to ARMSTRONG RUDY C
1974-09-05Mortgage — from ARMSTRONG RUDY C to PETERS LAWRENCE
1972
1972-05-12Deed — from PETERS YETTA to PETERS LAWRENCE
1966
1966-12-13Mortgage — from PETERS YETTA to SCHULMAN DEBORAH G
1966-09-12Mortgage — from PETERS YETTA to NATHANSON JOSEPH K
1966-05-31Mortgage — from PETERS YETTA to SOUTH BROOKLYN SAVS BANK