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508 Willis Avenue

218Records
13City systems
2Open violations
55Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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218 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP.
BBL2022920004
BIN2000515

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 55. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · Street Light Condition (3) · Graffiti (3) · Panhandling (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,040,533 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,882,000 $846,900
2026$1,923,000 $865,350
2027$2,086,000 $938,700

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Molcajete TaqueriaMexicanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-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 · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 147 St & Bergen Ave · 200 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

508 Willis Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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: $3,830,709 on 2023-05-04 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-04AL&R $6,850,000 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $6,850,000
2023-05-04Agreement $6,850,000 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $6,850,000
2023-05-04Mortgage $3,830,710 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,830,710
2013-06-10Mortgage $2,026,377 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to THE BANCORP BANK $2,026,377
2013-06-10Agreement $3,700,000 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to THE BANCORP BANK $3,700,000
2013-06-10AL&R $3,700,000 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to THE BANCORP BANK $3,700,000
2006-07-05RPTT&RET $1,475,000 — from BELLO, MAXIMO to TRAN, SON DINH $1,475,000
2006-07-01Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE. REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,900,000
1982-03-17Mortgage $43,100 — from 508-514 WILLIS AVE.RLTY to CITY OF NEW YORK $43,100

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170280010
2018006006
201900130013
20200090110
202100110213
20220090211
202388105738
20245780020
202511360020
2026203027
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 110Ownership & money 21Health & systems 23

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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