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237 Willis Avenue

2,548Records
18City systems
47Open violations
2063.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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2,548 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 780 311 service requests, 726 HPD complaints, 704 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC
BBL2023010028
BIN2000594

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2063.8. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-09-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

92 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 50). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

27
’23–24
11
’24–25
50
’25–26

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

$35,350 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

245 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (41) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (39) · PLUMBING (27) · Water System (16) · General Construction/Plumbing (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11).

Filed construction activity

$138,126 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC
Head officerJOEL GORJIAN
Managing agentBRADLEY ZAR
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,449,000 $652,050
2026$1,459,000 $656,550
2027$1,458,000 $656,100

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Jefa RestaurantMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 M125 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 137 St · 450 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

237 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

245 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 41 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,043,208 on 2025-08-08 (lender: M.y. Safra Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-08Agreement $3,750,000 — from POINT WILLIS JJG LLC; POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $3,750,000
2025-08-08Mortgage $1,043,208 — from POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC; POINT WILLIS JJG LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $1,043,208
2025-08-08AL&R $3,750,000 — from POINT WILLIS JJG LLC; POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $3,750,000
2022-01-18Agreement $2,895,000 — from POINT WILLIS JJG LLC; POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $2,895,000
2022-01-18Deed $3,860,000 — from 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC to POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC; POINT WILLIS JJG LLC $3,860,000
2022-01-18AL&R $2,895,000 — from POINT WILLIS JJG LLC; POINT WILLIS PARTNERS LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $2,895,000
2021-11-24Sold for $3,860,000 $3,860,000 $482,500
2018-06-14Agreement $3,750,000 — from 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $3,750,000
2018-06-14Mortgage $1,346,334 — from 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,346,334
2015-12-31AL&R $2,475,000 — from 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,475,000
2015-12-31Mortgage $1,045,940 — from 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,045,940
2015-12-31Deed $3,300,000 — from MORE REALTY CORP. to 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC $3,300,000
2015-12-31Agreement $2,475,000 — from 237 WILLIS AVENUE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,475,000
2013-06-05Mortgage $378,297 — from MORE REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $378,297
2013-06-05Agreement $1,500,000 — from MORE REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
422
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201796440261
20180215562165
20190314702152
202001870290
202102311135
20220311742126
2023414393011422
2024118260012291
202501017656197
202602318707217
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 106Housing & tenants 2,286Ownership & money 44Health & systems 68

Every one of the 2,548 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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