608 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 144 HPD housing violations, 113 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 79.2. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 | 43 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · WATER LEAK (8) · Water System (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).
$273,000 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 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | WALES GROUP, LP |
| Head officer | JOSUE VELAZQUEZ |
| Managing agent | JGV MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $495,000 | $222,750 |
| 2026 | $508,000 | $228,600 |
| 2027 | $649,000 | $292,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
11 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 | Jackson Av — 2 5 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none E 149 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Jackson Av — Bx4 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Westchester Ave & Jackson Ave · 500 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.
753 East 151 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 JGV MANAGEMENT CORP — 19 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 590 East 166 Street | BX | 61 | A |
| 627 Wales Avenue | BX | 41 | B |
| 753 East 151 Street | BX | 31 | B |
| 384 Grand Concourse | BX | 26 | B |
| 1038 Rogers Place | BX | 22 | A |
| 461 East 140 Street | BX | 20 | C |
| 455 East 140 Street | BX | 20 | B |
| 451 East 140 Street | BX | 20 | B |
| 445 East 140 Street | BX | 20 | A |
| 1098 Franklin Avenue | BX | 16 | B |
| 1061 Trinity Avenue | BX | 16 | B |
| 1019 Trinity Avenue | BX | 16 | B |
| 1017 Trinity Avenue | BX | 16 | B |
| 1183 Teller Avenue | BX | 12 | C |
| 1171 Clay Avenue | BX | 12 | C |
| 1202 Clay Avenue | BX | 11 | B |
| 481 East 140 Street | BX | 10 | B |
| 471 East 140 Street | BX | 10 | B |
| 465 East 140 Street | BX | 10 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,766,432 on 2009-12-31 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-31 | Mortgage $7,766,432 — from WALES GROUP, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,766,432 | |
| 2009-12-31 | Deed $11,443,407 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to WALES GROUP, L.P. | $11,443,407 | |
| 2009-11-30 | Mortgage $1,422,098 — from WALES CLUSTER CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $1,422,098 | |
| 2009-11-30 | Mortgage $433,599 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WALES CLUSTER CORP. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $433,599 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $254,241 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUNDING, INC. | $254,241 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $3,437,522 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $3,437,522 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $5,610,200 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUNDING, INC. | $5,610,200 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $472,106 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUNDING, INC. | $472,106 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
Every one of the 608 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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