1254 Broadway

1254 Broadway in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 3 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 10 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 17 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-04-17. Newest violation issued 2019-04-17. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2019. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Floor or stair defect, floor. ,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE SEWAGE WATER AT FLOOR AT CELLAR, issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6694462
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6768159
• Class C: Lighting defect, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY (apt 3FL), issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6694440
• Class C: ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING -WOOD BALUSTERS TOTAL 6 BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6768161
• Class C: Rats (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISNACE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS EXCRETA FOUND AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6984849
• Class C: Rats (basement). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISNACE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS EXCRETA FOUND AT CELLAR, issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6984850
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE --LOOSE PLASTER CEILING . AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6768160
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2019-04-17. HPD violation 6768163

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: MBH 1254 BRD LLC. Head officer: MICHAEL BETESH. Managing agent: MARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016230036, HPD building ID 213753. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Gates Av (J, Z), 4 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 5 min walk
• Central Av (M), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.