995 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 214 HPD complaints, 115 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 45.5. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1994-09-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Illegal Parking (8) · Derelict Vehicles (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Fireworks (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1938) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (44) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES INC |
| Head officer | JEROME WAXENBERG |
| Managing agent | JOSE MEJIAS |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,950,000 | $1,327,500 |
| 2026 | $3,025,000 | $1,361,250 |
| 2027 | $3,005,000 | $1,352,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Cheng | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 167 St — B D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 167 St — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 165 St — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Gerard Ave & E 165 St · 150 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.
1055 Walton Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $985,000 on 2015-01-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-25 | MLEA $124,772 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to CF NW SOLAR LLC | $124,772 | |
| 2017-02-01 | Agreement $3,510,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A. | $3,510,000 | |
| 2015-01-06 | Agreement $3,510,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $3,510,000 | |
| 2015-01-06 | Mortgage $985,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $985,000 | |
| 2012-12-18 | Agreement $2,525,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $2,525,000 | |
| 2012-12-18 | Mortgage $475,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $475,000 | |
| 2011-10-03 | Agreement $2,050,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,050,000 | |
| 2011-10-03 | Mortgage $620,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $620,000 | |
| 2003-12-05 | M&CON $1,430,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOANN ASSOCI | $1,430,000 | |
| 2002-12-26 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,100,000 | |
| 2001-08-23 | Mortgage $915,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $915,000 | |
| 1994-12-07 | Mortgage $10,750 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to BIRENBAUM, NORMAN | $10,750 | |
| 1994-12-07 | Mortgage $86,000 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to WAXENBERG, JEROME | $86,000 | |
| 1994-12-07 | Mortgage $26,875 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to TORRES, JOSEPH | $26,875 | |
| 1994-12-07 | Mortgage $26,875 — from WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, INC. to RAMIREZ, CARLOS | $26,875 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 10 | 86 |
| 2018 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 43 |
| 2019 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| 2020 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 2021 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 17 | 55 |
| 2023 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 8 | 105 |
| 2024 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Every one of the 995 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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