The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dumpster Complaint (3) · Noise (2) · Lead (1) · Air Quality (1).
Filed construction activity
$27,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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
No
Built before 1974 (2013)
Yes
Six or more residential units (14)
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)
263 BEDFORD AVENUE, LLC
Head officer
JOHN S HERMANOWSKI
Managing agent
JOHN S HERMANOWSKI
Last registered
2025-07-23
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
$8,214,000
$3,696,300
2026
$6,820,000
$3,069,000
2027
$7,519,000
$3,383,550
The city's market estimate has fallen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2014 (0 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
Subway
Bedford Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Grand St — B62 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Metropolitan Ave & 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.
21 311 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.
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
19
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
8
1
3
2
14
2018
0
1
2
2
5
2019
0
3
5
3
11
2020
0
1
16
2
19
2021
0
2
10
3
15
2022
0
2
6
2
10
2023
0
1
3
2
6
2024
0
0
6
4
10
2025
0
0
12
4
16
2026
0
0
4
4
8
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2022-03-10HPD 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
2022-02-09Boiler inspection
2022-02-09Boiler inspection
2021
2021-11-12311: Unleashed Dog — Unleashed Dog in Public
2021-11-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-10-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-05-05311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-04-07Elevator permit: All work to comply with ASME ANSI A17.1-2000/2003, Chapter 30, Appendix K, Section 3.10.12. All inspections during the progress an$2,500
2021-04-05311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2021-03-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PROVIDE KEYS AND INFO IN ORDER TO PERFORM FULL INSPECTION OF THIS DEVICE
2019-06-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: A 75 AND MORE SITTING PLACES EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT BEING OPERATED AT FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE (MARTHA'S COUNTRY BA
2016-04-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-03-25Permit SG — ISSUED
2016-03-25Permit SG — ISSUED
2016-03-25Job filed: BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2016-03-25Job filed: BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2016-03-25Job filed: BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2016-03-25Job filed: BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2016-03-25Job filed: BUSINESS ACCESSORY AWNING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2016-02-26Job filed: FILE BPP FOR NB 320321219. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-02-26Job filed: FILE BPP FOR NB 320321219. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-01-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-01-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2016-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-11-18Job filed: INSTALL NEW CURB CUT FOR NB#:320321219
2015-11-18Job filed: INSTALL NEW CURB CUT FOR NB#:320321219
2015-10-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-08-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. COC. THIS JOB IS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#320321219.$100
2015-05-21Job filed: JOB FILED TO SHOW THE INSTALLATION OF NEEDLE BEAMS SUPPORTING THE SCAFFOLDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCAFFOLDING JOB #320996348. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS
2015-05-21Job filed: JOB FILED TO SHOW THE INSTALLATION OF NEEDLE BEAMS SUPPORTING THE SCAFFOLDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCAFFOLDING JOB #320996348. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS
2015-04-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-04-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-04-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 3314.4.3 NO RECORD OF DAILY INSPECTION OF SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD PER (PERMIT) BY COMPETENT PERSON AT SITE. NOTE UPON INSPECTION O$1,630
2015-02-25DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-02-25DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-02-23Permit NB — RE-ISSUED
2015-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-04311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2014-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. DESIGN DRAW ING FOR SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD AT EXP3 SHOWS A REQUIRED STAIR TO$1,000
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT JOBSITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTE: SUPERSTRUCTGURE COMPLETED INTERIOR WORK AND BRICK WORK
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.2 FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSON AND PROPERTY DUE TO CONSTR OPERATIONS. A CEMENT BUCKET WITH SOME TOOLS WERE OBSERVED SITTIN$1,600
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 3301.7 FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR SIDEWALK SHED. A SIDEWALK SHED HAS BEEN ERECTED AT EXP1 (BEDFORD AV) AND EX
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.2 FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS2 WORKERS WERE OBSERVED WORKING OFF A TEMPORARY PLATFORM IN $1,600
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.7 FAILURE TO PROVIDE DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR TEMPORARY WOOD PLATFORMSIN ELEVATOR SHAFT. MEN WERE OBSERVED WORKING OFF TEMPORARY P$1,600
2014-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3314.5 THE WORKING PLATFORM OF SUPPORED SCAFFOLD AT EXP4 WAS NOT FULLYPLANKED THUS CAUSING A POTENTIAL TO ANY WORKERS USING/WORKIN$1,600
2014-10-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2014-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-10-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-10-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-09-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2014-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2014-09-29311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2014-07-30311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2014-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 1906.6.1.2 FAIL TO RESHORES IN PROXIMITY TO FACADES.RESHORES WITHIN 10'OF FACADES OF BLDG SHALL BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM FA$1,600
2014-07-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROP AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATION.@ TIME OF INSP I OBSERV HOLES IN FL W/PLYWOOD INADEQUATE FAS$1,200
2014-07-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.2 FAIL TO PROVIDE 3'6"GUARD RAIL OR EQUIV AROUND ALL FL & PERIMETER OPENNINGS.@ TIME OF INSP I OBSERV MISSING GUARDS RAIL THR$1,200
2014-07-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-07-17Permit NB — ISSUED
2014-07-14DOB violation C: UPON LETTER OF INTENT TO REVOKE DATED 07-07-14 AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 28-207-2 OF THE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE BORO. COM
2014-05-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-05-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-05-05Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2014-05-05Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2014-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-02DOB violation C: MAKE SITE SAFE STOP ALL WORK CONTACT DOB OFFICE AT 718 802-3676 PRIOR TO RETURNING TO WORK
2014-05-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC3301.7 FAILURE TO PROVIDE P.E. APPROVED DESIGN DRAWING. AS NOTED: @ TIME OF INSP. @ AN ACTIVE CONST. SITE, OBSERVE CMU BLOCK WAL
2014-05-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE SPECIAL INSPECTION OF CONCRETE PLACEMENT, TR1 AS NOTED : @ TIME OF INSP. @ AN ACTIVE CONST. SITE, CONCRTE PLACE$4,000
2014-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-04-11Permit NB — ISSUED
2014-04-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-04-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-04-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2014-03-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PERFORM PROPER CONCRETE WASHOUT PROCEDURES @ SITE COLLECTION & CONTAINMENT.AS NOTED:@ TIME OF INSPE IN AN ACTIVE CONST $1,200
2014-03-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-116.2.3,FAILURE TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION PROGRAM TR3 AS NOTED:@ TIME OF INSPE ON AN ACTIVE CONST SITE,CONCRETE PLACEME
2014-03-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO POST D.O.T PERMIT FOR CLOSING OF STREET.AT NOTED:@ TIME OF INSPE ON AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE,CONCRETE PLACEMENT FOR
2014-03-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE SPECIAL INSP OF CONCRETE PLACEMENT TR-I AS NOTED:@ TIME OF INSP ON AN ACTIVE CONST SITE CONCRETE PLACEMENT FOR $1,600
2014-02-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION GATES (ENTRANCE)AT FRONT OF SITE ARE NOT 8'HIGH & ARE NOT SOLID. THESE 2 CHA
2014-01-28Job filed: FILE PLUMBING SYSTEMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320321219$1,000
2014-01-23Deed — from HERMANOWSKI, JOHN S to 263 BEDFORD AVE LLC
2013
2013-09-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2013-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. NOTED:CONSTRUCTION FENCE AT ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE IS NOT
2013-08-09DOB violation C:
2013-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
2013-08-06Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-07-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-07-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK PERMIT (EXPIRED) FENCE PERMIT #320321219-01 EQ-FN AS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION CONSTRUCTION SITE IS CLOSED.CONSTRUCTION
2013-07-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC3307.5.1 FAILURE TO PROVIDE A WATCH PERSON ON DUTY AT CONSTRUCTION SITE. AS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION CONSTRUCTION SITE IS C
2013-05-30Job filed: FILE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320321219$240,000
2013-05-30Job filed: FILE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320321219$240,000
2013-05-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-11-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2012-11-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2012-11-16DOB complaint, category ?
2012-11-16DOB complaint, category ?
2012-11-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC28-116.2.3. FAILURE TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION PROGRAM. AS NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE FAI
2012-11-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC28-105.5 FORMS FILED WITH DOB DO NT HAVE REQUIRED SIGNATURES. AS NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE THE TR2
2012-09-25311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2012-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-11Permit NB — ISSUED
2012-08-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-08-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-08-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2012-08-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2012-08-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2012-08-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-30Job filed: FILE BPP IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012-05-30Job filed: FILE BPP IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012-05-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB# 320321219 NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$408,000
2012-05-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB# 320321219 NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$408,000
2011
2011-12-30Job filed: FILE UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATION AND STRUCTRAL AND FOUNDATION PLAN IN CONJUCTION WITH NB # 320321219. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2011-06-14Job filed: NB
2011-06-14Job filed: NB
2011-06-14Job filed: NB
2007
2007-03-26CERT — from HOME ABSTRACT CORP.
2007-03-26ZONE — from HERMANOWSKI, JOHN
1997
1997-10-30DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-05-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1986
1986-04-10Deed — from CUESTA, FELIX; GONZALEZ, JOSE to HERMANOWSKI, JOHN
1984
1984-07-06Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CUESTA, FELIX; GONZALEZ, JOSE
1976
1976-04-05Deed — from GIMEL RLTY & CONSTRUCTION CORP; ACQUAVELLA FRANCIS E REF to CITY OF NY
1974
1974-10-17Mortgage — from GIMEL RLTY & CONSTRUCTION CORP to CITY OF NY
1974-10-17Deed — from CITY OF NY to GIMEL RLTY & CONSTRUCTION CORP