1198 Bedford Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Jul 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- Fewer open HPD violations than ~71% of buildings in this ZIP (1 open)
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~5)
- Built in 1984 (city records)
About this building
City records list 1984 as the year built — newer than 91% of the 1,017 buildings we cover in ZIP 11216. The building’s floor space is 3.1 times the size of its lot: 5,483 sq ft of building on a 1,785 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.
1198 Bedford Avenue
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Apartments have been issued a commissioner's order and occupants are in need of relocation….
1198 Bedford Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11216. The closest subway is Franklin Av (C,S) (4-minute walk), served by the A, C, G, and S lines.
Building Condition
- 2011-08-24
- Class I · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1984, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 86
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 75
- HARRASSMENT 2: 59
- MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 44
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 41
- Noise - Residential: 212
- Illegal Parking: 199
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 134
- Dirty Condition: 70
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 37
- 1169 BEDFORD AVE
- 1167 BEDFORD AVE
- 1157 BEDFORD AVENUE
- P.S. 003 The Bedford Village
- P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer
- P.S. K140
- Satellite Three
- The Urban Assembly Unison School
- P.S. K140
- Bedford Academy High School
- Brooklyn Academy High School
- Bedford Stuyvesant Preparatory High School
- Franklin Av
- Nostrand Av
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Lefferts Pl Block Association
- Careskills Training School, Inc.
- P.s. 003 The Bedford Village
- Brooklyn Waldorf School
- Bedford Library Learning Center
- Inspiring Minds Of New York City Inc.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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