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494 Willis Avenue

111Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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111 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 13 rodent inspections, 11 DOB job filings.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIS 500, LLC
BBL2022920001
BIN2000514

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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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$87,000 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,441,000 $648,450
2026$1,711,000 $769,950
2027$1,957,000 $880,650

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Coffee DelightAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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-149 St — 2 5 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
3 Av-138 St — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 148 St — Bx41-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 147 St & Bergen Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

494 Willis Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $575,000 on 2003-07-25 (lender: Ahearn, Catherine). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-07-25DEEDO $630,000 — from AHEARN, CATHERINE to WILLIS 500,LLC $630,000
2003-07-25Mortgage $575,000 — from WILLIS 500,LLC. to AHEARN, CATHERINE $575,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170617
20180516
20190729
20200134
20210505
20220123
202325815
20240112
20251225
20260224
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 3Health & systems 25

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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