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988 Boston Road

351Records
14City systems
15Open violations
145.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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351 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 HPD complaints, 108 311 service requests, 52 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)988-992 GV LLC
BBL2026220002
BIN2004393

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 145.5. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 5 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · PLUMBING (6) · WATER LEAK (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)988-992 GV LLC
Head officerISAAC WEIMBERG
Managing agentDAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$693,000 $311,850
2026$817,000 $367,650
2027$844,000 $379,800

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayProspect Av — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Boston Rd / E 165 St — Bx21 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & Franklin Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 146 Edward Collins
Middle: M.S. 301 Paul L. 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

988 Boston Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
64-20 Saunders Street QN151 C
137-20 45 Avenue QN149 C
45-15 Colden Street QN148 C
44-15 Colden Street QN138 D
201 East 164 Street BX133 C
63-60 98 Street QN129 C
831 Bartholdi Street BX122 C
97-50 Queens Boulevard QN100 C
65-44 Saunders Street QN98 B
740 West End Avenue MN95 A
2198 Cruger Avenue BX88 C
2481 Broadway MN86 C
118-40 Metropolitan Avenue QN84 A
26-49 96 Street QN84 B
3344 Ft Independence St BX80 C
2180 Bronx Park East BX72 B
44-35 Colden Street QN71 B
40-04 Bowne Street QN69 A
408 West 34 Street MN68 A
84-20 Austin Street QN68 B
700 West End Avenue MN65 A
87-10 135 Street QN62 B
2401 Davidson Avenue BX62 B
2197 Cruger Avenue BX61 B
60 University Place MN60 A
101-19 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN60 A
125 Riverside Drive MN60 B
1860 Billingsley Terrace BX59 C
1011 Carroll Place BX56 C
64-85 Wetherole Street QN56 B
1072 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 C
123-30 83 Avenue QN51 B
3520 DeKalb Avenue BX48 B
945 West End Avenue MN47 B
715 Riverside Drive MN47 B
2151 Davidson Avenue BX46 C
305 West 99 Street MN46 A
105 East 177 Street BX46 C
140 West 238 Street BX45 A
2471 Grand Avenue BX42 C
3043 Villa Avenue BX41 C
152 Sherman Avenue MN41 B
974 45 Street BK39 C
15 East 10 Street MN39 A
64 Jesup Place BX38 B
67-15 Dartmouth Street QN38 B
51 Buchanan Place BX37 C
165 West 83 Street MN36 A
1030 Woodycrest Avenue BX36 C
917 Ogden Avenue BX36 D
306 West 104 Street MN36 A
55 East 196 Street BX35 A
169 East 102 Street MN34 A
317 West 99 Street MN34 A
1039 Simpson Street BX33 C
1815 Grand Concourse BX32 D
120 Riverside Drive MN32 B
2415 Arthur Avenue BX31 A
2643 Sedgwick Avenue BX30 C
529 East 85 Street MN29 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,000 on 2023-09-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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
2023-09-22Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 988-992 GV LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,200,000
2023-09-22Deed $3,000,000 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES I, L.P. to 988-992 GV LLC $3,000,000
2023-09-14Sold for $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $200,000
2022-12-15RPTT&RET $1,097,039 — from U.S.A. INSTITUTIONAL TAX CREDIT FUND VI to HARRY KOTOWITZ 2014 IRREVOCABLE TRUST; ESTATE OF HOWARD KLAUS; FINKELMAN FAMILY LIMITED PA $1,097,039
2012-01-26Agreement $1,175,341 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES, I L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD $1,175,341
1997-01-08Mortgage $177,807 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES I,L.P. to NYC HPD $177,807
1997-01-08Mortgage $1,477,920 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES I,L.P. to NYC HPD $1,477,920
1997-01-08Mortgage $1,175,432 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES I,L.P. to NYC HPD $1,175,432
1994-09-26Mortgage $1,477,920 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES I,L.P. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $1,477,920
1994-09-26Mortgage $123,790 — from BOSTON PROPERTIES I,L.P. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $123,790

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707029
201802024
201904015
202004015
202107018
2022191314
20230255232
20240281332
20250410243
2026010901110
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 30Health & systems 22

Every one of the 351 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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