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470 East 139 Street

1,258Records
16City systems
34Open violations
33.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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1,258 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 472 311 service requests, 192 HPD complaints, 137 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1975
Floors3
Res. units74
ClassC9
Owner (PLUTO)PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND COMPA
BBL2022830040
BIN2091036, 2091037, 2091038, 2091039, 2091040, 2091041, 2091042, 2091043, 2091044, 2091045, 2091046, 2091047, 2091048, 2091049, 2091050, 2091051, 2091052, 2091053

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 33.1. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations34 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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18
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Illegal Parking (15) · Water System (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$7,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1975)
YesSix or more residential units (74)
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)Plaza Borinquen 88 Owner, LP
Head officerAlexander Vitro
Managing agentWinn Management Company LLC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,996,000 $1,798,200
2026$4,063,000 $1,828,350
2027$4,622,000 $2,079,900

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 2021 (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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 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

470 East 139 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

115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 WINN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC — 16 buildings, 1,811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9000 Shore Road BK558 A
350 St Anns Avenue BX191 C
570 Washington Street MN176 A
820 Thieriot Avenue BX157 B
880 Thieriot Avenue BX157 B
470 East 139 Street BX74 A
521 Commonwealth Avenue BX61 A
520 Rosedale Avenue BX60 A
539 Commonwealth Avenue BX60 A
540 Rosedale Avenue BX60 A
501 Commonwealth Avenue BX58 B
550 Rosedale Avenue BX58 A
502 Rosedale Avenue BX57 B
549 Commonwealth Avenue BX56 B
405 East 137 Street BX16 B
211 Brown Place BX12 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $332,256 on 2014-06-13 (lender: Plaza Borinquen 88 Owner LP), covering 3 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
2014-06-13Agreement $11,000,000 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER L.P. to PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER II L.P. $11,000,000
2014-06-13Mortgage $6,749,331 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER II LP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,749,331
2014-06-13Mortgage $5,850,669 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER II LP; PLAZA BORINQUEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,850,669
2014-06-13Mortgage $332,256 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER II LP; PLAZA BORINQUEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER LP $332,256
2014-06-13Mortgage $1,920,000 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER II LP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,920,000
2014-06-13Mortgage $4,250,669 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER II LP; PLAZA BORINQUEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER LP $4,250,669
2012-03-13Deed $6,100,000 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN LLC to PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $6,100,000
2012-03-13Mortgage $954,650 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER L.P.; PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC $954,650
2012-03-13Mortgage $55,350 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER L.P.; PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC $55,350
2012-03-13Mortgage $5,700,000 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 OWNER L.P.; PLAZA BORINQUEN 88 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC $5,700,000
1998-07-10Mortgage $1,600,000 — from PLAZA BORINQUEN LLC. $1,600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173739150
20180337848
20190927440
20200119727
20210230941
20220079887
20230157462
20240683089
2025061214131
20260055459
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The full timeline

Construction 111Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 919Ownership & money 44Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,258 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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