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1214 Shakespeare Avenue

1,622Records
19City systems
79Open violations
67.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10452 · Neighborhood: Highbridge
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1,622 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 482 311 service requests, 464 HPD complaints, 439 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP
BBL2025060022
BIN2003077

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 67.1. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations79 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2008-09-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’24–25

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

$5,655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PLUMBING (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · ELECTRIC (5).

Filed construction activity

$5,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP
Head officerSHIMON GREISMAN
Managing agentSKYC MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,907,000 $858,150
2026$1,921,000 $864,450
2027$1,932,000 $869,400

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

Subway167 St — 4 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
167 St — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Edward L Grant Hwy / W 169 St — Bx35 · 450 ft
Citi BikeShakespeare Ave & W 169 St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar. 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

1214 Shakespeare 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $798,008 on 2015-09-08 (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 $1,266,179 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. $1,266,179
2015-09-08Agreement $1,400,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP.; ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2015-09-08Agreement $1,400,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP.; ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2015-09-08Mortgage $798,008 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $798,008
2011-05-27Mortgage $239,738 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $239,738
2011-05-27Agreement $650,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $650,000
2003-05-20Agreement $579,524 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $579,524
1998-04-24Mortgage $13,369 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $13,369
1990-01-09Mortgage $660,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP to UNITED NRTHRN FED SVS BK $660,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702125010137
2018039809110
2019059803106
202003731683
2021029803103
20224318908204
202303850694
202408570772
202504420551
202602490859
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 1,409Ownership & money 30Health & systems 99

Every one of the 1,622 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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