789 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 222 311 service requests, 129 HPD complaints, 114 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 26.4. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Illegal Parking (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (3) · Noise (3) · Lead (2).
$119,880 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (60) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 270 CONVENT AVENUE HDFC |
| Head officer | MARC CALLENDER |
| Managing agent | ESRA MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,881,000 | $2,196,450 |
| 2026 | $5,682,000 | $2,556,900 |
| 2027 | $5,641,000 | $2,538,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,526,445 a year ($20.17 per sq ft), operating expenses $961,880 ($12.71 per sq ft), net operating income $564,565. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 140 St — M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Terrace & Convent Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Middle: Harold O. Levy School. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
270 Convent Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,138,967 on 2015-10-06 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | RPTT&RET $560,000 — from SAINZ, ANTHONY; ZHOU, FANG to ROBERTS, KRISTI | $560,000 | |
| 2026-07-20 | Sold for $560,000 | $560,000 | $9,333 |
| 2025-11-18 | RPTT&RET $645,000 — from MYERS, JOYCE A to UNTHANK, ALEXANDRA; O'BRIEN, DAVID | $645,000 | |
| 2025-10-29 | Sold for $645,000 | $645,000 | $10,750 |
| 2023-09-11 | RPTT&RET $550,000 — from WONG, KATARINA K to HOWARD, SHARON M | $550,000 | |
| 2023-08-31 | Sold for $550,000 | $550,000 | $9,167 |
| 2023-04-12 | RPTT&RET $360,000 — from RECINIELLO, ANTONIO; RECINIELLO, CARMEN-FELICIA to MARTY, JOHN; REDEGHIERI, SARA | $360,000 | |
| 2023-03-16 | Sold for $360,000 | $360,000 | $6,000 |
| 2021-05-24 | RPTT&RET $325,000 — from 270 CONVENT AVENUE H.D.F.C. to BECK, STEVEN | $325,000 | |
| 2021-05-03 | Sold for $325,000 | $325,000 | $5,417 |
| 2020-03-04 | RPTT&RET $498,500 — from MITCHELL, KATHERINE J; MITCHELL, KATHERINE to ZHOU, FANG; SAINZ, ANTHONY | $498,500 | |
| 2020-02-21 | Sold for $498,500 | $498,500 | $8,308 |
| 2019-01-04 | RPTT&RET $310,000 — from 270 CONVENT AVENUE, H.D.F.C. to WHITE, CRYSTAL; SCALA, GERALDO | $310,000 | |
| 2018-11-16 | RPTT&RET $375,000 — from EDMISTON, LISA A to BOGRAD, ZOYA | $375,000 | |
| 2018-11-16 | RPTT&RET $450,000 — from LEWIS, MARY; ESTATE OF JEANNE B. TURNER to EDMISTON, LISA A | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 142 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 59 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 49 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 40 |
Every one of the 789 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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