448 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 61 HPD complaints, 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 34. 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 | 11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · Illegal Parking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · PLUMBING (3).
$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (39) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 owner(s) | KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, LP |
| Head officer | PETER FINE |
| Managing agent | HIGHBRIDGE COMM DEVELOPMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,203,000 | $541,350 |
| 2026 | $1,331,000 | $598,950 |
| 2027 | $1,307,000 | $588,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 170 St — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 170 St / Shakespeare Av — Bx18B · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Shakespeare Ave & W 169 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Highbridge. 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.
1345 Shakespeare 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — 53 buildings, 2,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B28 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,940,577 on 2026-05-06 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, LLC), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Mortgage $5,940,577 — from KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $5,940,577 | |
| 2026-05-06 | Agreement $31,792,000 — from KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $31,792,000 | |
| 2019-05-10 | AL&R $29,350,000 — from KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ORITANI ASSET CORPORATION | $29,350,000 | |
| 2019-05-10 | Mortgage $29,350,000 — from KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ORITANI ASSET CORPORATION | $29,350,000 | |
| 2008-11-25 | Agreement $13,600 — from KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P.; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to FANNIE MAE; DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $13,600 | |
| 2007-09-12 | Agreement $32,500,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH THE DEPARTM | $32,500,000 | |
| 2006-01-09 | MLEA $1,262,162 — from HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $1,262,162 | |
| 2006-01-09 | Mortgage $32,500,000 — from KENSINGTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P.; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $32,500,000 | |
| 2006-01-09 | Mortgage $2,569,992 — from HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $2,569,992 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 41 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 75 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
Every one of the 448 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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