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515 Courtlandt Avenue

120Records
13City systems
0Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10451 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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120 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 HPD complaints, 18 boiler inspections, 17 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)479 COURTLANDT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T FUND COR
BBL2023290072
BIN2000874

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)479 COURTLANDT AVE HDFC
Head officerANGELA FARRISH
Managing agentSEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,371,000 $616,950
2026$1,097,000 $493,650
2027$878,000 $395,100

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
149 St-Hostos — 2 4 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Courtlandt Av — Bx2 Bx19 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCourtlandt Ave & E 149 St · 300 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

515 Courtlandt 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

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC — 32 buildings, 961 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B18 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
870 Southern Boulevard BX105 C
667 Casanova Street BX84 A
581 Timpson Place BX72 B
1276 Lafayette Avenue BX58 A
1150 Garrison Avenue BX55 A
850 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
720 St Marys Street BX43 A
390 Jackson Avenue BX42 B
721 Hunts Point Avenue BX40 B
737 Hunts Point Avenue BX36 A
1220 Seneca Avenue BX32 B
485 Courtlandt Avenue BX28 B
1216 Seneca Avenue BX26 B
1070 Rev James Polite Ave BX24 B
567 Southern Boulevard BX23 A
866 Hunts Point Avenue BX22 B
1200 Seneca Avenue BX22 B
985 Intervale Avenue BX22 B
994 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
934 Barretto Street BX21 B
1212 Seneca Avenue BX20 B
800 Fox Street BX19 A
854 Hunts Point Avenue BX18 A
852 East 163 Street BX15 B
575 East 161 Street BX13 B
817 Faile Street BX11 A
580 Courtlandt Avenue BX10 B
512 Jackson Avenue BX9 A
515 Courtlandt Avenue BX8 A
288 Willis Avenue BX7 B
495 Courtlandt Avenue BX4 D
292 Willis Avenue BX3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $41,688 on 2013-08-21 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 2 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
2013-08-21Agreement $1,816,178 — from 479 COURTLANDT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $1,816,178
2013-08-21Mortgage $223,969 — from 479 COURTLANDT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $223,969
2013-08-21Mortgage $41,688 — from 479 COURTLANDT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $41,688
2013-08-13RPTT $1,798,016 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to 479 COURTLANDT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $1,798,016
2013-08-13RPTT $18,162 — from COURTLANDT REDEVELOPMENT CORP. to 479 COURTLANDT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $18,162
1995-07-14Mortgage $1,828,318 — from COURTLANDT AVE REDEVELOPMENT, L.P. to NYC HPD $1,828,318

Ten-year activity

1050
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2018
8
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173003
20180325
20190628
20200325
20210224
20220134
20230145
20240224
20250527
20260022
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 16Health & systems 24

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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