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424 East 138 Street

523Records
16City systems
36Open violations
274.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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523 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 HPD housing violations, 144 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)424 AVALINE, LLC
BBL2022820016
BIN2000245

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 274.4. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations36 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

154 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 150). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
150
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

136 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (69) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · WATER LEAK (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Noise (11) · PLUMBING (6).

Filed construction activity

$842,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (18)
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)424 Avaline, LLC
Head officerJuan Reyes
Managing agentEJS Equities LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,268,000 $570,600
2026$1,335,000 $600,750
2027$1,410,000 $634,500

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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.

Getting around

SubwayBrook Av — 6 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 137 St · 400 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

424 East 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

136 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 69 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 EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21-21 Linden Street QN20 C
309 West 43 Street MN20 B
426 West 45 Street MN20 A
424 East 138 Street BX18 C
331 West 38 Street MN16 A
34 Carlton Avenue BK16 A
463 DeKalb Avenue BK10 B
128 Montague Street BK9 D
145 Ludlow Street MN8 A
95 Kingston Avenue BK8 C
244 New York Avenue BK8 D
255 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 C
1719 Cornelia Street QN6 D
1919 Bay Ridge Parkway BK6 A
257 West 139 Street MN5 C
222 Manhattan Avenue BK5 D
344 West 145 Street MN4 F
382 Rockaway Parkway BK4 D
1506 Pacific Street BK3 F
500 East 95 Street BK3 D
164 West 130 Street MN3 C
631 East 93 Street BK3 F
825 Madison Street BK3 F
352 West 39 Street MN3 D
133 Hemlock Street BK3 B
1523 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
28 2 Place BK3 B
438 East 141 Street BX3 C
375 Saratoga Avenue BK3 A
172-20 107 Avenue QN2 C
5721 New Utrecht Avenue BK2 B
4713 Avenue D BK2 B
85 South 4 Street BK2 C
476 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
1734 Nostrand Avenue BK2 F
3419 14 Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-04-23Deed $588,333 — from S.A.R. BOOKKEEPING AND BILLING CORP. to 424 AVALINE, LLC $588,333

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201743108
201811103
201921104
20203101014
202160309
202200718
2023265114
202401225
2025011652168
2026051911197
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 436Ownership & money 9Health & systems 12

Every one of the 523 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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