1056 Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01950-0039BIN 3394436

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 active DOB violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 7 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 7

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2037

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2037 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

2007

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6RIssued 2023-10-02

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUIM OF 130 DEGREES. FOUND HOT WATER TO BE 138 DEGREES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6RIssued 2024-02-07

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 2 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16281943 ISSUED 04-OCT-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-06-07RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CHAINED BICYCLE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-06-07

§ 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

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Unsanitary Condition3

Safety2

Water Leak1

Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-08-13 · closed

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-08-13 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-01-03 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1079

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial498

Residential263

Street/Sidewalk194

Unspecified92

Vehicle32

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

348

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony113

Misdemeanor154

Violation81

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2020-09-30

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-09-06

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2014-10-31

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1056 BEDFORD LLC

Head officer

ZALMEN KAUFMAN

Managing agent

ZALMEN KAUFMAN

4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12020-07-10$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-03-24 · $700,000

Most recent mortgage2019-04-18 · $465,374.69

Mortgage2019-04-18$465,374.69

borrower 1056 BEDFORD LLC · lender SPENCER SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2015-07-23$571,913.56

borrower 1056 BEDFORD LLC · lender AMALGAMATED BANK

Mortgage2013-04-11$1,000,000

borrower 1056 BEDFORD LLC · lender COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Sale2011-03-24$700,000

1056 REALTY, LLC → 1056 BEDFORD LLC

Mortgage2006-11-10$1,725,000

borrower 1056 REALTY, LLC · lender HUDSON VALLEY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale