1,389 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 486 HPD complaints, 327 311 service requests, 297 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 113.5. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PLUMBING (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Noise (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).
$60,100 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 710 E 138 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | JAY GRUEN |
| Managing agent | JAY GRUEN |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,985,000 | $1,343,250 |
| 2026 | $3,434,000 | $1,545,300 |
| 2027 | $3,333,000 | $1,499,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caridad Express Restaurant | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.
| Subway | Cypress Av — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Bruckner Blvd — Bx33 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 138 St & Willow Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
704 East 138 Street
| 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 |
43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $1,070,000 on 2020-01-02 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-02 | AL&R $4,750,000 — from 710 E138 REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,750,000 | |
| 2020-01-02 | Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 710 E138 REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,070,000 | |
| 2020-01-02 | Agreement $4,750,000 — from 710 E138 REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,750,000 | |
| 2017-08-02 | Agreement $3,680,000 — from 710 E138 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $3,680,000 | |
| 2017-08-02 | Mortgage $560,550 — from 710 E138 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $560,550 | |
| 2017-08-02 | Deed $5,750,000 — from 710 E. 138TH ST. BRONX LLC to 710 E138 REALTY LLC | $5,750,000 | |
| 2017-07-13 | Sold for $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $302,632 |
| 2016-03-07 | MLEA $761,344 — from 710 E. 138TH ST. BRONX LLC to CROWN CASTLE AS LLC | $761,344 | |
| 2015-05-28 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 710 EAST 138TH ST. BRONX LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-28 | Mortgage $270,000 — from 710 EAST 138TH ST. BRONX LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $270,000 | |
| 2015-05-28 | Agreement $3,270,000 — from 710 EAST 138TH ST. BRONX LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $3,270,000 | |
| 2015-05-11 | Agreement $73,610,429 — from 286-290 EAST 91ST STREET OWNER, LLC; 183-185 EAST 92ND STREET OWNER, LLC; 1270 OCEAN AVENU to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE I LLC | $73,610,429 | |
| 2015-05-11 | Agreement $58,672,898 — from 183-185 EAST 92ND STREET PROPERTY, LLC; 1883-1887 AMSTERDAM AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC; 820 JACK to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE I LLC | $58,672,898 | |
| 2015-05-11 | Mortgage $14,937,531 — from 1450 TAYLOR STREET PROPERTY, LLC; 452 EAST 187TH STREET PROPERTY, LLC; 50 EAST 172ND STREE to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE I LLC | $14,937,531 | |
| 2015-05-11 | Agreement $14,937,531 — from 1145 CLAY AVE. BRONX LLC; 1471 TAYLOR AVE. BRONX LLC; 452 E. 187TH ST. BRONX LLC; 1450 TAY to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $14,937,531 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 73 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 118 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
Every one of the 1,389 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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