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527 East 138 Street

336Records
15City systems
24Open violations
7.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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336 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 HPD complaints, 85 HPD housing violations, 71 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS
BBL2022660039
BIN2000070

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.6. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1988-01-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Food Establishment (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerPETER KINDLER
Managing agentRICHARD BROWN
Last registered2025-11-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,178,000 $530,100
2026$1,240,000 $558,000
2027$1,260,000 $567,000

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Franco BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBrook Av — 6 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.

Report a problem to 311

527 East 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2006-01-04 (lender: Hudson Valley Bank), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-01-04AL&R $1,300,000 — from HUDSON VALLEY BANK to LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC $1,300,000
2006-01-04Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK $1,300,000

Ten-year activity

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55
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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201726127
2018707
2019202
202039140
202155055
202217118
2023617
202414115
2025314
2026213
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 304Ownership & money 7Health & systems 12

Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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