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296 Willis Avenue

74Records
7City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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74 recorded events, 2015–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 7 bedbug filings, 5 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built2013
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL2022840008
BIN2127513

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Litter Basket Request (3) · Water System (2) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Obstruction (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2013)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)BARNES & LEVI BRONX LLC
Head officerHAGAI LEVI
Managing agentBARNES & LEVI BRONX LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,003,000 $60,180
2026$1,195,000 $71,700
2027$1,139,000 $68,340

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Willis Av / E 140 St — M125 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 141 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

296 Willis Avenue

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

10 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BARNES & LEVI LLC — 7 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
356 Willis Avenue BX7 A
424 East 143 Street BX7 B
3-35 Beach 87 Street QN4 A
307 Beach 70 Street QN4 D
149 Beach 92 Street QN3 B
294 Willis Avenue BX2 A
296 Willis Avenue BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $462,500 on 2015-05-18 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-18AL&R $462,500 — from BARNES & LEVI BRONX LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $462,500
2015-05-18Mortgage $462,500 — from BARNES & LEVI BRONX LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $462,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801001
20191110012
20200200020
202106006
202205016
202305005
202405106
202504206
202604004
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 5Health & systems 1

Every one of the 74 recorded events, 2015–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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