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626 Bergen Avenue

912Records
21City systems
12Open violations
18Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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912 recorded events, 2010–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 494 311 service requests, 132 HPD complaints, 98 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built2017
Floors9
Res. units161
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T
BBL2023610025
BIN2127130

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 18. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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8
’24–25
22
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

243 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (97) · Drug Activity (28) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Dirty Condition (18) · PLUMBING (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (11).

Filed construction activity

$566,599 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (2017)
YesSix or more residential units (161)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)La Central Supportive LP
Head officerBrenda Rosen
Managing agentBreaking Ground Management
Last registered2026-06-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,755,000 $4,839,750
2026$11,630,000 $5,233,500
2027$11,766,000 $5,294,700

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 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

Subway3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 154 St — Bx15 Bx21 · 550 ft
Citi BikeBergen Ave & E 152 St · 100 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

626 Bergen 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

243 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
680 8 Avenue MN652 B
10 East 28 Street MN416 C
133 Pitt Street MN263 B
455 East 148 Street BX190 C
160 Schermerhorn Street BK190 B
202 West 24 Street MN180 C
626 Bergen Avenue BX161 B
39 Hegeman Avenue BK161 B
455 East 142nd Street BX152 A
7 Livonia Avenue BK126 B
1505 St Marks Avenue BK72 A
1115 East 165th Street BX62 A
197 Bowery MN0 —
106 West 83 Street MN0 —
108 West 83 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,300,000 on 2017-08-07 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-03Agreement $250,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P.; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $250,000
2020-12-03Agreement $12,075,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P.; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $12,075,000
2017-08-07Mortgage $250,000 — from LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $250,000
2017-08-07Mortgage $11,518,256 — from LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $11,518,256
2017-08-07Mortgage $5,900,000 — from LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND $5,900,000
2017-08-07Mortgage $5,300,000 — from LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P.; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,300,000
2017-08-07Mortgage $33,130,000 — from LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P.; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $33,130,000
2017-08-07Mortgage $12,075,000 — from LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE L.P.; LA CENTRAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,075,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017145019038
201829621442
201916791336
202040704280
20214411902129
202214520259
20232017206180
20240013203135
20250110713112
202610810284
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The full timeline

Construction 80Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 744Ownership & money 28Health & systems 33

Every one of the 912 recorded events, 2010–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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