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960 Tinton Avenue

350Records
17City systems
4Open violations
9.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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350 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 35 DOB job filings.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built2003
Floors5
Res. units50
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NORTH STAR HOUSING,INC.
BBL2026690001
BIN2115452, 2115453

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 9.5. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 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.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Elevator (2) · Water System (2) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

$11,276,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)North Star Housing INC
Head officerPaul Woody
Managing agentProject Renewal INC
Last registered2025-11-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,132,000 $959,400
2026$2,187,000 $984,150
2027$4,987,000 $2,244,150

The city's market estimate has risen 134% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 27/100, 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

SubwayProspect Av — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Tinton Av — Bx6 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 163 St & Union Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Urban Scholars Community School. 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

960 Tinton 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 PROJECT RENEWAL INC — 9 buildings, 718 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2865 Creston Avenue BX118 B
2880 Jerome Avenue BX116 A
2342 Washington Avenue BX103 A
331 Bowery MN100 B
642 St Nicholas Avenue MN94 A
491 Fletcher Place BX80 A
3114 Villa Avenue BX57 A
960 Tinton Avenue BX50 A
351 West 42 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,088,194 on 2022-06-10 (lender: Dormitory Authority Of The State Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-18Agreement $13,825,817 — from NORTH STAR HOUSING, INC.; PROJECT RENEWAL, INC. to THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK $13,825,817
2022-06-10Mortgage $5,088,194 — from NORTH STAR HOUSING, INC. to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $5,088,194
2006-02-17Mortgage $6,125,700 — from NORTH STAR HOUSING , INC. to NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH; DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $6,125,700
2003-04-24Mortgage $6,150,144 — from NORTH STAR HOUSING, INC. to PEOPLEOF THE STATE OF NY / THE NYS MENTA $6,150,144
2001-08-06Mortgage $5,550,028 — from PROJECT RENEWAL, INC. to PEOPLE/STATE/NEW YORK/NYS OFFICE/MENTAL $5,550,028
2000-08-10Mortgage $102,000 — from NORTH STAR HOUSING ,INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK $102,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170340310
20180180211
201901130216
202014390127
202102100214
202203135223
20230090110
202452110220
2025137405267
202610190121
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 183Ownership & money 28Health & systems 24

Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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