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700 Brook Avenue

3,017Records
19City systems
7Open violations
10.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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3,017 recorded events, 2009–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,161 311 service requests, 256 HPD complaints, 239 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built2010
Floors20
Res. units222
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)VIA VERDE CONDOMINIUM
BBL2023597501
BIN2117344

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.9. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

71 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 50). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

7
’23–24
14
’24–25
50
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

721 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (304) · Noise (198) · HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · Elevator (30) · Blocked Driveway (22) · PLUMBING (19).

Filed construction activity

$969,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2010)
YesSix or more residential units (222)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)VIA VERDE RENTAL ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerADAM WEINSTEIN
Managing agentPHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,091,716 $4,091,272
2026$9,156,716 $4,120,522
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,958,341 a year ($19.33 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,554,927 ($10.16 per sq ft), net operating income $1,403,413. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 96/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (2 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayJackson Av — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 153 St — Bx15 Bx21 · 550 ft
Citi BikeE 156 St & Brook Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

700 Brook 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

721 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50-01 39 Avenue QN472 B
62-11 108th Street QN441 A
254 Euclid Avenue BK436 A
444 2 Avenue MN404 B
250 Euclid Avenue BK403 A
3960 3 Avenue BX280 B
315 East 102 Street MN259 B
361 East 161 Street BX255 C
700 Brook Avenue BX222 B
383 East 162 Street BX217 C
479 1 Avenue MN204 A
315 East 29 Street MN204 B
432 East 162 Street BX199 C
600 East 156th Street BX175 B
988 East 180th Street BX163 B
625 West 140 Street MN113 B
49 East 73 Street MN101 A
565 Manhattan Avenue MN101 B
4278 3 Avenue BX97 A
1050 Amsterdam Avenue MN94 A
125 Walker Street MN88 A
3097 3 Avenue BX85 A
128 West 128 Street MN80 A
314 East 100 Street MN80 A
44-20 63 Street QN78 A
927 Courtlandt Avenue BX77 B
870 Courtlandt Avenue BX71 B
140 West 142 Street MN66 A
3103 3 Avenue BX61 B
325 East 25 Street MN56 A
1691 Fulton Avenue BX56 C
123 West 104 Street MN56 A
350 West 124 Street MN53 B
1409 Fulton Avenue BX50 B
1605 Fulton Avenue BX49 B
2185 Adam C Powell Blvd MN48 B
1581 Fulton Avenue BX47 B
1591 Fulton Avenue BX46 B
1743 Fulton Avenue BX45 B
1485 Fulton Avenue BX44 A
710 East 9 Street MN44 B
1033 Boston Road BX42 A
311 Bowery MN42 A
1639 Fulton Avenue BX42 B
1735 Fulton Avenue BX41 B
906 East 178 Street BX35 B
1413 Fulton Avenue BX32 B
334 East 96 Street MN30 A
635 Jefferson Place BX28 B
25 West 128 Street MN27 B
1326 Fulton Avenue BX24 A
1725 Fulton Avenue BX22 B
63 Thompson Street MN21 B
1451 Crotona Place BX21 B
1573 Fulton Avenue BX21 B
1469 Fulton Avenue BX20 B
1465 Fulton Avenue BX19 B
212 East 7 Street MN18 B
545 St Pauls Place BX18 B
428 East 11 Street MN17 A

showing 60 of 80 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-02RPTT&RET $275,000 — from CEDENO, VICTOR to BREWSTER, ANNA $275,000
2025-03-13Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $1,239
2024-03-05RPTT&RET $265,000 — from BEN-MOSHE, ROY to GUZMAN-MEREJO, MANUEL I $265,000
2024-02-22Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $1,194
2023-11-27RPTT&RET $263,000 — from PERRY, PATRICK to MITCHELL, RANDY $263,000
2023-11-17Sold for $263,000 $263,000 $1,185
2023-05-17RPTT&RET $275,000 — from KEANE, VALERIE N to ESTEBAN PEREZ, SELVIN AUGUSTO $275,000
2023-05-11Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $1,239
2023-01-24RPTT&RET $277,000 — from MARTE, LESLY to EPPS, DYRELL $277,000
2023-01-09Sold for $277,000 $277,000 $1,248
2022-11-30RPTT&RET $288,000 — from CLOUD, ADAM O; MILES, ERIN to HOLLOWAY, SANDRA ELAINE; HOLLOWAY, THOMAS $288,000
2022-11-21RPTT&RET $385,000 — from GARROTT-JAIMES, MARIA C; FREITES-ROONEY, NICOLAS I to CHUHTA, JEFFREY T $385,000
2022-11-18Sold for $288,000 $288,000 $1,297
2022-10-31Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $1,734
2022-10-31RPTT&RET $395,000 — from BREWSTER, JAQUELINE; BREWSTER, MELVIN S to DE JESUS PARDILLA, EMMANUEL OSIRIS; PARDILLA, OSCAR $395,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
315
2022
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201784800092
20187110560119
20191219724206
20200222900231
20210130191312
202214295150315
20230324562256
20240622952242
20250030321306
20261129400296
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The full timeline

Construction 105Enforcement 96Housing & tenants 2,545Ownership & money 260Health & systems 11

Every one of the 3,017 recorded events, 2009–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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