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216 Bedford Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3023350028 · 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

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Graffiti (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Air Quality (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

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$2,504,000 $150,240
2026$2,503,000 $150,180
2027$2,662,000 $159,720

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Joe's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 400 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 · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

216 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

44 311 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: $30,000 on 1985-09-18 (lender: Wong, Anna C). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-09-18Mortgage $30,000 — from 216 BEDFORD KINGS CORP to WONG, ANNA C $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170808
20180505
20191528
20200303
20212608
20220505
20230808
20241517
2025013013
2026023124
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The last 12 months — 28 records

DateRecord
2026-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-19311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2026-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-22311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2026-06-21311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-06-09311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2026-06-08Restaurant inspection: JOE'S PIZZA — grade A
2026-06-05311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2026-06-01311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2026-05-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-11-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-19311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2026-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-22311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2026-06-21311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-06-09311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2026-06-08Restaurant inspection: JOE'S PIZZA — grade A
2026-06-05311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2026-06-01311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2026-05-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-11-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-25311: Pet Sale — Animals Sold From Residence
2025-08-17311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-07-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-04-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-03-28311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-03-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-10-23Restaurant inspection: JOE'S PIZZA — grade A
2024-09-13311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2024-09-13DOB complaint, category ?
2024-08-18311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-07-26311: Adopt-A-Basket — Adopt-A-Basket
2024-06-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023
2023-12-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-12-01311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2023-11-13311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-10-05311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-09-30311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2023-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-07-01311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2022-04-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-04-23311: Unleashed Dog — Unleashed Dog in Public
2022-03-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-09-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.SIGN WITH THE TEXT SEAFOOD APPROXIMATELY TWO FOOT BY ONE FOOT INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT.REMEDY:O
2021-09-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: INSTALLATION OF SIGN PRIOR TO INSPECITN.NO RECORDS OF INSPECTION PRIORTO INSTALLATION OF SIGN APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET BY ONE WITH T
2021-09-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-09-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-08-10311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2021-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-05-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-04-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-12-01311: Water Quality — Cloudy Or Milky Water (QB1)
2020-10-18311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2020-03-08311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019
2019-11-26311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2019-10-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-09-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-08-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-07-11311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2019-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018
2018-10-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-10-09311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-09-06311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2018-06-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-06-04311: Animal Abuse — Tortured
2017
2017-06-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-06-09311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2017-03-20311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2017-02-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-31311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-01-31311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-01-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-12-16311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Small (HQS)
2016-07-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2016-06-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2016-05-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-10-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015-09-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-09-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-06-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-06-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-06-05Job filed: ERECT NON ILLUMINATED AWNING. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2015-06-05Job filed: ERECT NON ILLUMINATED AWNING. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2015-06-05Job filed: ERECT NON ILLUMINATED AWNING. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2015-06-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-05-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-05-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-05-04Permit SG — ISSUED
2015-05-04Permit SG — ISSUED
2015-04-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-03-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-03-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-03-09Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION TO CONVERT EXISITING BAR TO PIZZERIA, NEW CEILINGS PARTITIONS, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND STOREFRONT AS PER ATTACHED PLANS AND APPL$60,000
2015-02-04311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2015-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-02-03Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING BAR FIXTURES, NON BEARING WALLS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. SCHEDULE B. REMOVE FIXTURES.$13,000
2014
2014-12-07311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2014-11-24311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2014-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2014-04-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2014-04-05DOB violation C: STOP ALL WORK/CONTACT BOROUGH COMM
2014-04-04DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2014-03-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-12-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-28DOB complaint, category ?
2013-05-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-04-17Permit SG — ISSUED
2012
2012-08-07Permit EW —
2012-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-26Job filed: INSTALL AN NON-ILLUMINATED HAND PRINTED CHANGEABLE SIGN ON EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2012-06-26Job filed: INSTALL AN NON-ILLUMINATED HAND PRINTED CHANGEABLE SIGN ON EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2012-04-16311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2012-04-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2012-03-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-20311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2012-03-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-08311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2011-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-09-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OWNER ACTING AS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO OBTAIN OAC REGISTRATION NUMBER WHILE ENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BU$10,000
2011-09-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OAC SIGN PROHIBITED IN C1-4 DISTRICT. BUSHMILLS. REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$10,000
2011-09-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OAC SIGN LESS THAN 165 DEGREES AWAY FROM & WITHIN 100FT OF AN R ZONE. BUSHMILLS. REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.
2011-09-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OAC SIGN LESS THAN 165 DEGREES AWAY FROM & WITHIN 100FT OF AN R ZONE. BUSHMILLS. REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.
2011-09-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OAC SIGN PROHIBITED IN C1-4 DISTRICT. BUSHMILLS. REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.$10,000
2011-09-11311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2011-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-05311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011-02-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OWNER ACTING AS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO OBTAIN OAC REGISTRATION NUMBER WHILE ENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BU
2011-02-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OAC SIGN ON DISPLAY STRUCTURE W/O A PERMIT BUSHMILLS REM: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2011-02-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OAC SIGN PROHIBITED IN C1-4 DISTRICT BUSHMILLS REM: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2010
2010-11-12311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2010-08-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2010-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2008
2008-07-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR BUILDING DEPT. RECORS NOTE: REAR YARD IS ARRANGED WITH TABLES CHAIRS, LIGHT FO$1,200
2007
2007-08-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-07-30Job filed: LEGALIZE AWNING IN THE REAR YARD OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-06-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT;IN THAT AN EXTENSION OF WROUGHT IRON & TIMBER ERECT ED AT REAR OF EXISTING BAR APPROX 20'X 30'.SAME OCCUPIED W/ $250
2006
2006-12-21DOB complaint, category ?
2006-12-21DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-07-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-01-07Mortgage satisfied — from 216 BEDFORD KINGS CORP to WONG, ANNA C
2000
2000-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1985
1985-09-18Deed — from 208-216 BEDFORD AVECORP to 216 BEDFORD KING CORP
1985-09-18Mortgage $30,000 — from 216 BEDFORD KINGS CORP to WONG, ANNA C$30,000
1982
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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