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415 East 154 Street

381Records
15City systems
0Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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381 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 45 HPD housing violations, 40 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1912
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CAULDWELL AVENUE ASS
BBL2023760032
BIN2001391

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.3. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
5
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Street Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$705,427 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)CAULDWELL AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerJESSICA CLEMENTE
Managing agentSANDRA ERICKSON REAL ESTATE INC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$634,000 $285,300
2026$702,000 $315,900
2027$612,000 $275,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 155 St — Bx41 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMelrose Ave & E 154 St · 200 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

415 East 154 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 SANDRA ERICKSON REAL ESTATE INC — 26 buildings, 515 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B8 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1113 Grant Avenue BX68 B
1173 Nelson Avenue BX61 A
201 East 165 Street BX31 A
771 Jackson Avenue BX30 A
1920 Anthony Avenue BX25 C
850 East 161 Street BX25 A
1394 Clay Avenue BX25 A
1033 Cauldwell Avenue BX24 A
415 East 154 Street BX21 B
671 Cauldwell Avenue BX21 A
1092 Anderson Avenue BX20 A
440 East 139 Street BX16 A
802 Melrose Avenue BX13 B
1186 Clay Avenue BX13 B
1191 Clay Avenue BX12 B
1179 Clay Avenue BX12 A
1175 Clay Avenue BX12 A
1187 Clay Avenue BX12 B
1409 Prospect Avenue BX11 A
1198 Clay Avenue BX11 B
764 Tinton Avenue BX11 A
846 East 156 Street BX10 A
804 Westchester Avenue BX9 B
1211 Washington Avenue BX9 A
16 East 205 Street BX9 A
134 Alexander Avenue BX4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,400 on 2012-08-15 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 5 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
2012-08-15Agreement $6,653,503 — from CAULDWELL AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,653,503
2012-08-15Mortgage $15,400 — from CAULDWELL AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $15,400
2008-07-30RPTT&RET $10,917,333 — from CAULDWELL AVENUE HDFC to NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2006 LLC $10,917,333
2008-07-30Agreement $6,638,103 — from CAULDWELL AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH DEP $6,638,103
2005-07-29Mortgage $11,753,039 — from C/O NOS QUEDAMOS, INC.; CAULDWELL AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $11,753,039

Ten-year activity

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2018
40
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700131023
20183226132
20190138140
20200026127
20210012214
20220123125
20230019221
20240122124
20250018119
20261013216
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 266Ownership & money 18Health & systems 36

Every one of the 381 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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