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442 Wales Avenue

166Records
15City systems
2Open violations
30.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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166 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1915
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)BELLA VISTA, L.P.
BBL2025760011
BIN2091303, 2120215

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.8. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Dead Animal (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$895,370 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Bella Vista LP
Head officerMadelyn Lugo
Managing agentSouth Bronx Community Management Co, Inc.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,063,200 $478,440
2026$851,000 $382,950
2027$1,021,000 $459,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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.

Getting around

SubwayE 143 St-St Mary's St — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Wales Av — Bx17 Bx19 · 1,050 ft
Citi BikeWales Ave & E 147 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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.

Report a problem to 311

442 Wales 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CO, INC. — 24 buildings, 903 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
512 East 145 Street BX188 C
370 Brook Avenue BX173 D
787 East 149 Street BX108 B
443 St Anns Avenue BX84 B
851 East 162 Street BX69 C
389 East 151 Street BX34 B
689 Melrose Avenue BX25 B
458 West 143 Street MN21 B
370 St Anns Avenue BX20 C
673 East 137 Street BX20 C
471 West 145 Street MN20 B
408 East 152 Street BX20 B
231 Jackson Avenue BX18 C
531 East 148 Street BX17 C
674 East 138 Street BX16 C
363 East 150 Street BX15 B
417 East 151 Street BX11 D
454 West 146 Street MN10 D
415 East 151 Street BX10 C
367 East 151 Street BX8 D
712 Courtlandt Avenue BX6 C
442 Wales Avenue BX5 C
517 West 173 Street MN4 A
607 Concord Avenue BX1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,173,880 on 2005-07-29 (lender: City Of New York and Dept. Of Housing Preservation &), covering 7 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
2007-04-17Agreement $9,016,873 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & to BELLA VISTA, L.P. C/O SOUTH BRONX COMMUN $9,016,873
2007-04-17Agreement $5,556,141 — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION &; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,556,141
2005-07-29Mortgage $9,173,880 — from BELLA VISTA, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & $9,173,880

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
2018000011
2019002013
2020006017
2021013015
2022005016
2023003025
202400120113
2025003115
202630130117
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 82Ownership & money 18Health & systems 18

Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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