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873-879 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01750 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 11205

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

8 Open DOB violations 9 on record • 2015–2025 1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2021

Address

Primary address: 873-879 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11205
Block: 01750
Lot: 0011
BBL: 3017500011
Unified address ID: 3017500011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-2 (Manufacturing)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 10,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.84
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Store Buildings - One Story Retail Building (K1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 2004
Floors: 1
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 8,400 sq ft
Building dimensions: 94 ft x 90 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 144 SPENCER REALTY CORP.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $887,000
Total assessment: $399,150
Land assessment: $135,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 144 SPENCER REALTY C

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 12, 2021 $50,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 3, 2021 $20,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 15, 2021 $15,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing May 8, 2021 $50,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. ECB violation May 7, 2021 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    ALTERED/CHANGE BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS PER 28-118.3.1-28-118.3.2NOTED:OBSERVED ...

  6. DOB NOW filing May 4, 2021 $50,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  7. DOB NOW filing Mar 15, 2021 $20,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2018

  1. Permit issued Jan 18, 2018

    AL

    GRAND CONSTRUCTION AND DE

  2. DOB filing Jan 18, 2018 $50,000

    Alteration Type I

    To obtain new c of o for existing commercial building. Work includes new exterior wall finish and removal of exterior...

2017

  1. DOB filing Oct 3, 2017 $63,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE (1) HVAC SINGLE PACKAGE ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. Permit issued Aug 11, 2017

    PL / PL

    I DO PLUMBING & HTG INC

2015

  1. Permit issued Sep 25, 2015

    EW / MH

    FERMIN CONSTRUCTION CORP

2007

  1. Permit issued Mar 2, 2007

    SG

    NEW YORK SIGN CONTRACTORS INC

2006

  1. Sale Aug 4, 2006 $0

    Changed hands

    873 BEDFORD AVENUE

  2. DOB filing Feb 14, 2006 $127,500

    Alteration Type II

    Establishment of laundry with new washers, dryers and hot water heaters. No change in use, egress or occupancy.

2004

  1. Permit issued Sep 24, 2004

    AL

    LUIS FERMIN

  2. Permit issued Sep 24, 2004

    PL / PL

    NOVA PLUMBING & HTG INC

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
144 Spencer Realty
Bernard Jacobowitz
DOB Filing 01/18/2018
Owner
144 SPENCER REALTY
BERNARD JACOBOWITZ
DOB Filing 10/03/2017
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
JAMAICA, NY, 11432
DOB NOW 10/12/2021
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
144 SPENCER REALTY CORP
ACRIS 03/04/2022
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
ACRIS 03/04/2022
GRANTEE/BUYER
144 SPENCER REALTY CORP.
144 SPENCER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
ACRIS 08/04/2006
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
THE RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
71-02 FOREST AVENUE
RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385
ACRIS 08/04/2006
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
144 SPENCER REALTY CORP.
144 SPENCER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
ACRIS 08/04/2006
ASSIGNOR
THE RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
71-02 FOREST AVENUE
RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385
ACRIS 08/04/2006
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
BEDFORD MYRTLE CORP.
ACRIS 02/06/2003
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
SPENCER MYRTLE CORP.
ACRIS 02/06/2003
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
KASENETZ, WILLIAM
37 HAWTHORNE LANE
GREAT NECK, NY, 00000
ACRIS 10/25/1988
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
HIRSCH, DOROTHY K/EST OF
13592 CARROLL WAY
TUSTIN, CA, 00000
ACRIS 07/29/1987

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
144 SPENCER REALTY C
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
144 SPENCER REALTY CORP.
PLUTO