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1220 Shakespeare Avenue

4,050Records
20City systems
183Open violations
321.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10452 · Neighborhood: Highbridge
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4,050 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,362 311 service requests, 1,202 HPD complaints, 1,147 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HIGHBRIDGE WFLAH BRONX OWNER LLC
BBL2025060024
BIN2003078

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 321.8. 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 violations183 total — 63 class C (immediately hazardous), 95 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-15.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

254 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 40 · winter 2024–25: 134 · winter 2025–26: 50 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

40
’23–24
134
’24–25
50
’25–26
3
’26–27

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.

What 311 hears from this address

651 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (397) · HEAT/HOT WATER (116) · PAINT/PLASTER (24) · Dirty Condition (16) · APPLIANCE (13) · PLUMBING (13).

Filed construction activity

$218,000 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 (59)
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)HIGHBRIDGE WFLAH BRONX OWNER LLC
Head officerPeter Hungerford
Managing agentProgress Property Management
Last registered2026-04-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,788,000 $1,254,600
2026$2,943,000 $1,324,350
2027$3,204,000 $1,441,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Edward L Grant Hwy / W 169 St — Bx35 · 350 ft
Citi BikeShakespeare Ave & W 169 St · 700 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

1220 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

651 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 116 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 PROGRESS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 37 buildings, 2,246 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B17 · C12 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2100 Bronx Park East BX157 D
1187 Anderson Avenue BX129 D
2780 University Avenue BX100 F
2575 Sedgwick Avenue BX86 B
2140 Cruger Avenue BX85 B
2160 Holland Avenue BX85 B
2160 Bolton Street BX72 B
2180 Bolton Street BX72 C
2165 Bolton Street BX67 C
2056 Anthony Avenue BX66 B
3155 Grand Concourse BX65 B
222 Bedford Park Blvd BX63 D
275 East 201 Street BX62 C
3881 Sedgwick Avenue BX60 B
1220 Shakespeare Avenue BX59 D
2559 Sedgwick Avenue BX56 B
120 West 183 Street BX56 A
316 Mosholu Parkway BX55 B
35 East 208 Street BX54 B
655 East 230 Street BX54 C
3070 Hull Avenue BX50 C
250 Bedford Park Blvd BX50 B
3013 Valentine Avenue BX49 A
3339 Hull Avenue BX49 B
3920 Bronx Boulevard BX49 C
100 East Mosholu Parkway BX49 B
3565 Bruckner Boulevard BX49 C
55 East 210 Street BX47 C
3073 Buhre Avenue BX46 B
3010 Valentine Avenue BX45 C
4305 Furman Avenue BX43 B
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue BX43 B
2966 Briggs Avenue BX42 C
3001 Valentine Avenue BX38 B
1210 Woodycrest Avenue BX34 C
221 East 201 Street BX30 C
210 East 201 Street BX30 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,385,500 on 2026-02-26 (lender: Cross River Bank), covering 4 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
2026-02-26AL&R $12,385,500 — from HIGHBRIDGE WFLAH BRONX OWNER LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $12,385,500
2026-02-26Mortgage $12,385,500 — from HIGHBRIDGE WFLAH BRONX OWNER LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $12,385,500
2026-02-26Deed $10,680,858 — from 1220 SHAKESPEARE A LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE C LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE G LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE F to HIGHBRIDGE WFLAH BRONX OWNER LLC $10,680,858
2026-02-20Sold for $10,680,858 $10,680,858 $181,031
2019-11-07Agreement $38,250,000 — from 1210 WOODYCREST G LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE A LLC; 1210 WOODYCREST C LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE E L to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $38,250,000
2019-11-07Mortgage $4,176,031 — from 1210 WOODYCREST G LLC; ANDERSON C LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE E LLC; 1230 WOODYCREST E LLC; 1230 to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,176,031
2019-11-07AL&R $38,250,000 — from 1210 WOODYCREST F LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE G LLC; 1210 WOODYCREST E LLC; ANDERSON C LLC; 1210 to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $38,250,000
2017-12-07AL&R $7,200,000 — from 1220 SHAKESPEARE C LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE A LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE B LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE G to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2017-12-07Mortgage $7,200,000 — from 1220 SHAKESPEARE D LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE B LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE C LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE G to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2017-12-07Deed $9,750,000 — from ANDERSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 1220 SHAKESPEARE F LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE E LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE A LLC; 1220 SHAKESPEARE B $9,750,000
2017-11-28Sold for $9,750,000 $9,750,000 $165,254
2007-10-30Mortgage $1,383,000 — from ANDERSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,383,000
2007-10-30Agreement $1,383,000 — from ANDERSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P to U.S. BANK, N.A $1,383,000
1999-12-01Mortgage $278,745 — from ANDERSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $278,745
1992-07-01Mortgage $5,030,000 — from ANDERSON HOUSING ASSOC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP. $5,030,000

Ten-year activity

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1,055
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700377246
20182228104289
20193625857279
20200321902224
20210356407574
202207428512452
202305184011200
20240723204243
2025021,041571,055
20260535587375
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 3,803Ownership & money 72Health & systems 82

Every one of the 4,050 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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