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208 Bedford Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3023350024 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1899)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,297,000 $137,820
2026$2,712,000 $162,720
2027$2,845,000 $170,700

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gyoza ShopChineseNot yet graded—
Mr. BaoAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / N 5 St — B62 · 100 ft
Citi BikeN 6 St & Bedford Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

208 Bedford Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $731,814 on 2019-12-03 (lender: Flushing Bank and Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-03AL&R $999,999 — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to FLUSHING BANK $999,999
2019-12-03Mortgage $731,815 — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK $731,815
2019-12-03Agreement $999,999 — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK $999,999
2007-07-23Mortgage $400,000 — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2007-07-23AL&R $400,000 — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2000-07-13Mortgage $136,500 — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $136,500
1984-03-07Mortgage $20,000 — from KAM, LEE NGAN; LOK, CHIU YING to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $20,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017025007
2018022015
20190135312
2020304007
2021004015
2022001045
2023034018
2024005027
20250080210
2026003014
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-13Restaurant inspection: GYOZA SHOP — grade N
2026-04-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2025-12-11Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-13Restaurant inspection: GYOZA SHOP — grade N
2026-04-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2025
2025-12-11Boiler inspection
2025-09-18311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-09-18311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-09-17311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-07-29311: Bike Rack — Damaged/Bent/Loose/Leaning
2025-06-13311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-05-02311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2025-04-30311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-04-21311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2025-01-03Restaurant inspection: MR. BAO — grade A
2024
2024-12-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-06Boiler inspection
2024-09-18311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-09-15311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2024-06-23311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-04-12311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-01-09Restaurant inspection: MR. BAO
2023
2023-11-08Boiler inspection
2023-10-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-21311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2022
2022-11-15Boiler inspection
2022-10-12Restaurant inspection: MR. BAO
2022-08-01Restaurant inspection: MR. BAO
2022-07-31311: Consumer Complaint — Vendor
2022-02-17Restaurant inspection: MR. BAO — grade C
2021
2021-11-05311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-08-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-29Boiler inspection
2021-06-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020
2020-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-12-01Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$30,000
2020-12-01Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$30,000
2020-11-14311: Mobile Food Vendor — Placement
2020-07-24311: Food Establishment — Toxic Chemical/Material
2020-01-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2020-01-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019
2019-12-03AL&R $999,999 — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to FLUSHING BANK$999,999
2019-12-03Mortgage $731,815 — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK$731,815
2019-12-03TL&R — from FLUSHING BANK; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM
2019-12-03PAT — from LEE, NGAN-KAM; LEE, NGAN KAM to CHIU, NGA GOON
2019-12-03Agreement $999,999 — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK$999,999
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-04-20311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-04-12311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2019-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2018-04-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-04-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-11-14311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2017-08-13311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2017-08-09311: Food Establishment — Sewage
2017-06-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-22311: Food Establishment — Sewage
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-11-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2016-09-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-09-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2016-05-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-04-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-04-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-04-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015
2015-12-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-08-02311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2015-03-24311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-10-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-11311: Food Establishment — Allergy Information
2014-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-27311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2013
2013-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-08-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2012-05-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-08-23311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2011-01-31311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2009
2009-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-27Job filed: NO WORK APPLICATION. APPLICATION FILED TO CORRECT MODEL OF ROOF TOP UNIT ON EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT UNDER APPLICATION # 302292677 WHICH APPLICATION SIGNE$22,500
2007
2007-12-21TL&R — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2007-12-21Mortgage satisfied — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to CHINATOWNFEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2007-07-23Mortgage $400,000 — from LEE, NGAN KAM; CHIU, NGA GOON to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$400,000
2007-07-23AL&R $400,000 — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$400,000
2007-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-06Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR RESTAURANT IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION # 302292677. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2007-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-04-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD 20' LONG BY 32' HIGH DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2007-04-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD 20' LONG BY 32' HIGH DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2007-04-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-02-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-01-29Job filed: ENLARGE OF EXISTING REAR OF FIRST FLOOR STORE AND CELLAR FOR STORAGE. INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD, HVAC SYSTEM. ERECT NEW$60,000
2007-01-29Job filed: ENLARGE OF EXISTING REAR OF FIRST FLOOR STORE AND CELLAR FOR STORAGE. INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD, HVAC SYSTEM. ERECT NEW$60,000
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-11-02Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING APARTMENTS WITH NEW WALLS & CEILINGS FINISHES AND REPLACE FLOOR TILES AS PER PLAN. nO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2000-11-02Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING APARTMENTS WITH NEW WALLS & CEILINGS FINISHES AND REPLACE FLOOR TILES AS PER PLAN. nO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2000-07-13Mortgage $136,500 — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$136,500
2000-07-13Mortgage assigned — from CHIU, NGA GOON; LEE, NGAN KAM to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000-07-13Deed — from KAM, LEE NGAN to CHIU, NGA KOON; LEE, NGAN KAM
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-05-25Mortgage satisfied — from KAM, LEE NGAN; LOK, CHIU YING to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1984
1984-03-07Mortgage $20,000 — from KAM, LEE NGAN; LOK, CHIU YING to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$20,000
1984-03-07Deed — from 208-216 BEDFORD AVECORP to KAM, LEE NGAN; LOK, CHIU YING
1982
1982-12-28Deed — from PINCUS, IRVING; PINCUS, MAX DEV/OF; SILVERMAN, MOLLIE; PINCUS, LEON; KAMEN, ANNE; FORST, C to 208-216 BEDFORD AVECORP
1982-03-31DECL — from FORST, NORMAN; PINCUS, IRVING; KAMEN, ANNE; SILVERMAN, MOLLIE; PINCUS, LEON
1981
1981-09-11Deed — from FORST CHARLES ADM; FORST CHARLOTTE DECD to NORMAN FORST
1967
1967-01-03Deed — from PINCUS ANNA to PINCUS LEON

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