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1251 Bedford Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant

1251 Bedford Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11216

30 Units

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Built in 2019

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8 Floors

3.5(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Renters Recommendations

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    Review Summary for 1251 Bedford Avenue
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews of 1251 Bedford Avenue praise its new and clean building, well-designed units, rooftop views, and friendly neighbors, fostering a small community feel. Its location near subway and bus lines, along with amenities like a gym and rooftop grills, is highly valued. However, many renters express frustration with management’s slow responsiveness, maintenance delays, and elevator reliability issues. Noise from a nearby mosque and ongoing construction also impacts the living experience. Additional concerns include steep rent hikes, utility costs, and occasional upkeep of common areas. Renters suggest improved management presence and better maintenance to enhance tenant satisfaction.

    Reviews (4)

    5 months ago
    Terrible management, lovely neighbors
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great, helpful neighbors.
    Cons:
    The roof, lobby, and common areas are well cleaned or maintained. Multiple elevator violations and people getting stuck.
    Advice to owner:
    Better maintenance
    Over 1 year ago
    Great building and location
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    1. New building with good layouts, 2. Right near subway station and other transportation (bus to downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg, 15 min walk to G train), 3. Good amenities (gym, roof, grills), 4. Good garbage management & cleanliness, 5. Walking distance to a lot of neighborhoods (Crown Heights, Clinton Hill), 6. Price for first 2 years was reasonable, 7. Neighbors are respectful
    Cons:
    1. Management generally responsiveness to requests, but takes a while to fix things. The door handle on the front door has continually been broken and it took a long time to fix even a after several requests, 2. Management is trying to raise rent over 10% this year when we've been living in the building for 2+ years, even when similar (esp luxury) buildings in area remain unoccupied or at lower prices, 3. Mosque outside got a new speaker or microphone so extra loud during the day and odd hours, and there's also a lot of ongoing construction, 4. Maintenance of amenities not the best - for example, the roof furniture isn't covered so the rain and weather have taken a toll on them, 5. Cheap appliances because we have had frequent issues with fridge, AC, washer/dryer, etc.
    Advice to owner:
    Don't raise the rent over 10% to longtime residents

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 1251 Bedford Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.06 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 16, 2025: (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 hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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    Hazardous
    0
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
    1
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 19, 2025: §27-2107 adm code owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
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