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955 Walton Avenue

2,938Records
18City systems
101Open violations
73.3Penalty rate

2,938 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 978 HPD complaints, 962 311 service requests, 634 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units68
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DBPB HOLDING CORP
BBL2024760044
BIN2002916

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 73.3. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations101 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
18
’24–25
30
’25–26

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

$10,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

191 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Illegal Parking (13).

Filed construction activity

$237,000 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (68)
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)DBPB HOLDING CORP
Head officerSHIMON GREISMAN
Managing agentSKYC MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,705,000 $1,667,250
2026$3,785,000 $1,703,250
2027$3,692,000 $1,661,400

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

Subway161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 163 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 450 ft
Citi BikeGerard Ave & E 164 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 114, 218. 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

955 Walton 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

191 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 SKYC MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 1,355 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B15 · C6 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
317 Edgecombe Avenue MN118 D
2003 Gleason Avenue BX80 B
955 Walton Avenue BX68 B
1204 Shakespeare Avenue BX67 B
1990 Creston Avenue BX59 B
544 Academy Street MN57 B
2188 Creston Avenue BX54 B
1551 Sheridan Avenue BX54 C
1153 Grand Concourse BX52 B
3604 Olinville Avenue BX49 C
657 West 161 Street MN48 D
1174 Sheridan Avenue BX48 B
671 West 162 Street MN48 D
667 West 161 Street MN47 C
2815 Grand Concourse BX47 D
666 East 224 Street BX46 B
1820 Morris Avenue BX44 B
674 West 161 Street MN43 D
1214 Shakespeare Avenue BX43 B
1641 St Nicholas Avenue MN41 A
385 Edgecombe Avenue MN41 B
379 Edgecombe Avenue MN36 B
2005 Grand Avenue BX30 A
901 East 217 Street BX29 C
393 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
346 East 9 Street MN21 B
2246 Grand Concourse BX21 D
157 West 228 Street MN20 C
71 Post Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $292,313 on 2015-09-01 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-28Agreement $1,537,503 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to DBPB HOLDING CORP. $1,537,503
2015-09-01Mortgage $292,313 — from DBPB HOLDING CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $292,313
2015-09-01Agreement $1,700,000 — from DBPB HOLDING CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,700,000
2012-03-21Agreement $1,500,000 — from DBPB HOLDING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2012-03-21Mortgage $181,964 — from DBPB HOLDING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $181,964
2004-10-04AL&R $1,500,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to DBPB HOLDING CORP. $1,500,000
2004-10-04M&CON $1,500,000 — from DBPB HOLDING CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,500,000
1999-04-30Mortgage $1,150,000 — from DBPB HOLDING CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,150,000
1982-09-21Mortgage assigned $150,000 — from BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK to DANEL SHAKESPEARE CORP. $150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172629604308
201831314004160
201901985010114
20200315524164
20213315502163
20223213609150
2023139708109
20240389010102
202502140013155
20260116404169
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 135Housing & tenants 2,609Ownership & money 32Health & systems 130

Every one of the 2,938 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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