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230 Willis Avenue

190Records
14City systems
1Open violations
7.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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190 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 311 service requests, 20 boiler inspections.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIS LLC
BBL2022820005
BIN2000235

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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 67% 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 7.1. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-11-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

1
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (6) · New Tree Request (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Missed Collection (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)WILLIS LLC
Head officerSEON ASSEVERO
Managing agentRENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,244,000 $559,800
2026$1,275,000 $573,750
2027$1,366,000 $614,700

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taco Express Mexican GrillMexicanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway3 Av-138 St — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Willis Av / E 138 St — M125 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 137 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

230 Willis Avenue

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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC — 36 buildings, 922 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B20 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 East 122 Street MN92 A
60 West 129 Street MN55 A
607 Lenox Avenue MN53 B
92 Morningside Avenue MN48 A
1354 Bedford Avenue BK40 B
553 West 174 Street MN38 A
285 Schenectady Avenue BK38 B
285 Eastern Parkway BK33 B
487 Lincoln Place BK31 B
493 Lincoln Place BK31 B
495 Lincoln Place BK31 A
1561 Pitkin Avenue BK31 B
505 Lincoln Place BK30 B
519 Lincoln Place BK25 B
2188 Atlantic Avenue BK25 A
511 Lincoln Place BK24 B
117 West 142 Street MN24 B
221 East 10 Street MN24 A
527 Lincoln Place BK24 B
1806 Caton Avenue BK24 B
1646 Union Street BK23 C
332 East 9 Street MN20 B
726 DeKalb Avenue BK20 B
58 St Marks Place MN19 B
299 Knickerbocker Avenue BK18 A
1155 Dean Street BK16 B
45 Argyle Road BK16 A
1151 Dean Street BK16 B
230 Willis Avenue BX16 A
724 DeKalb Avenue BK14 B
323 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
235 Utica Avenue BK4 D
146 Wyckoff Avenue BK4 D
1024 Broadway BK3 B
1022 Broadway BK3 C
1026 Broadway BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $377,421 on 2012-11-13 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-18Agreement $1,550,000 — from WILLIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,550,000
2016-11-30CMTG $6,500,000 — from WILLIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,500,000
2015-07-21M&CON $1,550,000 — from WILLIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,550,000
2015-07-21AL&R $1,550,000 — from WILLIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,550,000
2012-11-13Mortgage $377,421 — from WILLIS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $377,421
2012-11-13Agreement $1,500,000 — from WILLIS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2004-07-03Mortgage $750,000 — from WILLIS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $750,000
2004-07-03Agreement $1,300,000 — from WILLIS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,300,000
2004-07-03AL&R $1,300,000 — from WILLIS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,300,000
2002-04-18Mortgage $550,000 — from WILLIS LLC to COMMERCIAL MORTGAGECORPORATION $550,000
1985-08-08Mortgage $60,750 — from SALIH, MARK; SALIH, KACEM to CITY OF NEW YORK $60,750

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
2018402028
2019204028
2020014027
20210070310
20220261312
20230710311
202404103421
202502120317
20263050210
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 38Health & systems 29

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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