The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 20.9. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
19% 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
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
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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Lead (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
Yes
Six or more residential units (9)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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 BROTHERS LLC
Head officer
SOLOMON SCHWIMMER
Managing agent
TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC
Last registered
2025-07-08
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
$2,001,600
$900,720
2026
$1,601,000
$720,450
2027
$1,921,000
$864,450
The city's market estimate has fallen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bedford Av — B26 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 200 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.
13 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $324,416 on
2021-10-12 (lender: Sabal Capital II, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-10-12
Agreement $3,391,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
$3,391,000
2021-10-12
Mortgage $324,416 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
$324,416
2016-01-04
Mortgage $1,050,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to KEARNEY BANK
$1,050,000
2016-01-04
Agreement $3,500,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to KEARNEY BANK
$3,500,000
2016-01-04
AL&R $3,500,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to KEARNEY BANK
$3,500,000
2014-11-18
AL&R $2,450,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON
$2,450,000
2014-11-18
Mortgage $2,450,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON
$2,450,000
2014-11-18
Deed $1,350,000 — from ELIZABETH M. WATSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR; WILLIAM B. WATSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR to BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC
$1,350,000
2008-05-14
Mortgage $887,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM A to FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORA
$887,000
2004-10-13
Mortgage $40,000 — from WILLIAM, AKA WATSON A; WILLIAM, WATSON; DEBORAH, AKA WATSON T; DEBORAH, WATSON to CITIBANK, N.A.
$40,000
2003-07-02
Mortgage $27,000 — from WATSON, DEBORAH T; WATSON, WILLIAM A to CITIBANK, N.A.
$27,000
2001-01-17
Mortgage $5,000 — from WILLIAM, WATSON to A.P.R.A FUEL OIL BUYERS GROUP INC
$5,000
1993-08-03
Mortgage $20,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM A; WATSON, DEBORAH T to CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$20,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
22
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
2
0
2
5
2018
0
5
0
2
7
2019
0
6
0
2
8
2020
0
10
0
1
11
2021
2
11
6
3
22
2022
0
4
1
4
9
2023
0
7
0
3
10
2024
0
7
0
3
10
2025
0
4
0
2
6
2026
1
8
0
1
10
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HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-06-01
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-01
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-05-01
HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F,
2026-07-22HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-01HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-05-01HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F,
2021-09-29311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2021-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-09-22HPD class B: § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AN
2015-06-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS &/OR PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OPS. CONST WORK BEING PERFORMED UNDER PERMITTED APP #320914980.SE$1,200
2015-06-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS @ SITE.@ TIME OF INSPECTION CONSTRUCTION WORK BEING PERFORMED UNDER PERMITTED APP#320914980.OBSE
2015-05-21311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2015-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-25FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2015-03-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-03-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-03-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-03-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-02-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-11-26Mortgage satisfied — from WATSON, WILLIAM A to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM,; FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACQUISITION LLC
2014-11-18AL&R $2,450,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON$2,450,000
2014-11-18Mortgage $2,450,000 — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON$2,450,000
2014-11-18Deed $1,350,000 — from ELIZABETH M. WATSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR; WILLIAM B. WATSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR to BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC$1,350,000
2014-11-16Job filed: BPP FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I # 320914980
2014-10-31ZONE — from BEDFORD BROTHERS LLC
2014-10-31CERT — from SUCCESSFUL ABSTRACT LLC
2014-10-01Mortgage satisfied — from WATSON, WILLIAM to A.P.R.A. FUEL OIL BUYERS GROUP, INC.
2014-08-19Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER SPECIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 JOB # 320914980
2014-08-19Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER SPECIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 JOB # 320914980
2014-07-31Job filed: FILING STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 JOB # 320914980
2014-07-14Job filed: A1$585,920
2014-07-14Job filed: A1$585,920
2014-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-29Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to ONEWEST BANK, FSB
2012
2012-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-07-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005,2007 ADMIN. CODE: FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTM
2012-07-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2012-07-31HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT METAL DOOR,ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1st STORY
2012-07-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 3
2012-07-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-07-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-07-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-07-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-03-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2012-03-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010
2010-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2009
2009-10-16Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2009-10-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-10-08Mortgage assigned — from FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2008
2008-07-02Job filed: FILING HEREWITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING FOUR (4) STORY 2 FAMILY BUILDING WITH COMM. SPACE AT 1ST FLR INTO 4 FAMILY CLASS "A" APARTMENT BUILDING.SCOPE O$128,000
2008-05-14Mortgage $887,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM A to FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORA$887,000
2008-04-02Mortgage satisfied — from WATSON, DEBORAH T; WATSON, WILLIAM; WATSON, WILLIAM A; WATSON, DEBORAH to CITIBANK N A
2008-01-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C OF O. NOTED: BLDG ALTERED UNDER JOB #300859391 TO INCLUDE CLASS A APT ON 4FLR. NO NEW C OF O H$350
2008-01-20City emergency repair (OMO): public area: at 1st sty public hall stairs: properly secure the loose treads 5th, 7th and 8th from top. total=3. ''remov$495
2007
2007-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK KEY OPERATED INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING
2007-11-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK KEY OPERATED ENTRANCE GATE AT FRONT AREAWAY
2007-09-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-09-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006
2006-07-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-05-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTM
2006-05-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2038 ADMIN CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR 3RD STORY PUBLIC HALL 6O WATTS REQUIRED
2006-05-17HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT STORM DOOR TO BUILDING ENTRANCE
2006-05-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2006-04-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-03-10HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT BUILDING AT FRONT AREAWAY
2005
2005-12-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-12-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-12-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-12-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-12-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-12-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-10-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AROUND GAS STOVE IN THE KITC
2005-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-10-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-09-23DEED COR — from THE GOSPEL CHORDS PROGRAMS INC. to CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
2004
2004-12-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-30Mortgage satisfied — from WATSON, WILLIAM A; WATSON, DEBORAH T to CITIBANK, N.A.
2004-10-13Mortgage $40,000 — from WILLIAM, AKA WATSON A; WILLIAM, WATSON; DEBORAH, AKA WATSON T; DEBORAH, WATSON to CITIBANK, N.A.$40,000
2004-10-13PAT — from DEBORAH, WATSON to WILLIAM, WATSON
2004-08-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2004-08-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2004-03-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — RADIATOR
2004-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — RADIATOR
2004-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-11-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-02Mortgage $27,000 — from WATSON, DEBORAH T; WATSON, WILLIAM A to CITIBANK, N.A.$27,000
2001
2001-01-17Mortgage $5,000 — from WILLIAM, WATSON to A.P.R.A FUEL OIL BUYERS GROUP INC$5,000
2000
2000-06-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-02-24Permit AL — ISSUED
1999
1999-03-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. HAZARDOUS WORK NOTED: AT 3RD FLOOR. GUT RENOVA-TION OF ENTIRE APT. NEW SHEETROCK WALLS ERECTED FORMING 5 CU$800
1998
1998-08-06Mortgage satisfied — from WATSON, WILLIAM A; WATSON, DEBORAH T to CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
1993
1993-08-03Deed — from CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH to WATSON, DEBORAH T; WATSON, WILLIAM A
1993-08-03Mortgage $20,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM A; WATSON, DEBORAH T to CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH$20,000
1983
1983-04-22VAC — from NEW YORK CITY to VACATE ORDER
1983-03-17VAC — from NEW YORK CITY to VACATE ORDER
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;
1975
1975-08-06Deed — from GOSPEL CHORDS PROGRAMS INC to CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
1973
1973-02-06Deed — from WORTMAN LEE H to GOSPEL CHORDS PROGRAM INC