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551 Wales Avenue

1,595Records
18City systems
76Open violations
44.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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1,595 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,013 311 service requests, 239 HPD complaints, 138 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units67
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)PAUL MASLIN & CO LLC
BBL2026410036
BIN2004547

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 44.7. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 violations76 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1998-05-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

236 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (134) · Illegal Parking (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Water System (10) · PLUMBING (8).

Filed construction activity

$160,900 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)PAUL MASLIN & CO LLC
Head officerKENNETH MOSLIN
Managing agentMIRIMAR MANAGEMENT CORP
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$4,069,000 $1,831,050
2026$4,139,000 $1,862,550
2027$4,706,000 $2,117,700

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayE 149 St — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Jackson Av — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Wales Av — Bx17 Bx19 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 149 St & Jackson Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

551 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

236 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 MIRIMAR MANAGEMENT CORP — 7 buildings, 271 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
551 Wales Avenue BX67 B
89 Thayer Street MN66 B
4121 Broadway MN62 A
3340 Broadway MN36 B
120-05 Hillside Avenue QN36 B
60-35 Fresh Pond Road QN2 C
133-12 117 Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $307,540 on 2019-09-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-09-03Mortgage $307,541 — from PAUL MASLIN & CO., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $307,541
2019-09-03Agreement $1,200,000 — from PAUL MASLIN & CO., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,200,000
2018-12-26Agreement $892,459 — from PAUL & MASLIN & CO., LLC to 6114 VENTURES LLC $892,459
2014-01-22Agreement $993,918 — from PAUL MASLIN & CO., LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST, $993,918
2003-11-26AL&R $1,200,000 — from PAUL MASLIN &CO.,LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,200,000
2003-11-26Agreement $1,200,000 — from PAUL MASLIN &CO.,LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,200,000
2003-11-26Mortgage $388,999 — from PAUL MASLIN &CO.,LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $388,999
1997-01-29Mortgage $241,453 — from PAUL MASLIN & CO. LLC to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $241,453
1989-10-31Mortgage $700,000 — from MOSLIN, SEYMOUR; MASLIN, PAUL to NORSTAR MTGE CORP $700,000
1982-12-28Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702470150
201844553470
20191210430110
202031025203268
202101027401285
202205880295
2023010660278
20240311901123
20250111402117
2026029605103
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 1,412Ownership & money 46Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,595 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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