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1020 Gerard Avenue

1,828Records
19City systems
48Open violations
93.7Penalty rate

1,828 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 640 HPD complaints, 582 311 service requests, 379 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)PINE TOP CORP.
BBL2024770011
BIN2002937

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 93.7. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations48 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (21) · PLUMBING (17) · Noise (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9).

Filed construction activity

$331,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (54)
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)PINE TOP CORPORATION
Head officerPETER BORBEAU
Managing agentWMW REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,930,000 $868,500
2026$1,947,000 $876,150
2027$1,845,000 $830,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway167 St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 165 St — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 500 ft
Citi BikeGerard Ave & E 165 St · 250 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

1020 Gerard 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

152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 WMW REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 936 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Broad Street SI105 C
40 Prospect Street SI92 A
367 Wythe Avenue BK88 A
3235 Grand Concourse BX81 A
1238 Simpson Street BX67 A
3052 Kingsbridge Avenue BX58 B
1020 Gerard Avenue BX54 B
1025 Gerard Avenue BX54 B
1015 Gerard Avenue BX54 B
235 East 105 Street MN48 A
1956 Crotona Parkway BX44 C
2463 Grand Avenue BX36 A
329 East 197 Street BX33 B
328 East 197 Street BX27 B
115 West 137 Street MN27 B
605 Hart Street BK23 A
2228 Adam C Powell Blvd MN22 B
119 West 137 Street MN10 B
2232 1 Avenue MN8 A
292 Atlantic Avenue BK5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $631,358 on 2021-12-15 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-15Mortgage $631,358 — from PINE TOP CORP. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $631,358
2021-12-15AL&R $3,600,000 — from PINE TOP CORP. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,600,000
2021-12-15Agreement $3,600,000 — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK to PINE TOP CORP. $3,600,000
2017-02-24Mortgage $1,158,504 — from PINE TOP CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,158,504
2017-02-24Agreement $3,275,000 — from PINE TOP CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,275,000
2017-02-24AL&R $3,275,000 — from PINE TOP CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,275,000
2014-11-18AL&R $1,250,000 — from PINE TOP CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,250,000
2014-11-18Mortgage $1,250,000 — from PINE TOP CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,250,000
2013-01-17Mortgage $424,081 — from PINE TOP CORP to CAPITAL ONE NA $424,081
2013-01-17Agreement $1,011,000 — from PINE TOP CORP to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE NA $1,011,000
2004-07-22Mortgage $850,000 — from PINE TOP CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $850,000
1988-11-16Mortgage $119,250 — from 3092 REALTY CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK $119,250

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173440257421
201832380750
201901330438
202005280336
2021016914286
202252540465
202301340641
202401780685
202500940498
20260217807187
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 1,622Ownership & money 35Health & systems 88

Every one of the 1,828 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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