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455 East 138 Street

890Records
18City systems
91Open violations
5.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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890 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 344 311 service requests, 239 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1983
Floors6
Res. units97
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)NEW BEGINNING COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CO RP.
BBL2022830033
BIN2000269

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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 73% 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 5.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations91 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 32 class A. Oldest open since 2009-05-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (6) · Street Sign (4) · Non (3) · Blocked Driveway (3).

Filed construction activity

$2,208,443 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1983)
YesSix or more residential units (97)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)NEW VISION COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
Head officerANTONIO RIVERA
Managing agentINNOVATIVE PROPERTY MGMT & DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,393,000 $4,226,850
2026$8,623,000 $3,880,350
2027$9,178,000 $4,130,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 St · 650 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

455 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 INNOVATIVE PROPERTY MGMT & DEVELOPMENT — 3 buildings, 207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 East 138 Street BX97 A
3595 Broadway MN55 A
55 East 115 Street MN55 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,790,000 on 2017-02-10 (lender: Richmac Funding LLC), covering 2 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
2017-02-10Mortgage $20,790,000 — from NEW VISION COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT HOUSI to RICHMAC FUNDING LLC $20,790,000

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
136
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201746237141
201824150425
201902230227
202005160324
20210712405136
202203380344
2023059904108
202401310234
202521470454
202601120215
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 710Ownership & money 9Health & systems 37

Every one of the 890 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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