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1215 Union Avenue

1,082Records
17City systems
28Open violations
41.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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1,082 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 401 HPD complaints, 348 311 service requests, 170 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1912
Floors5
Res. units30
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)ALCOR ASSOCIATES L.P.
BBL2026730051
BIN2004892, 2099727

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 41.9. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations28 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
20
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Elevator (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Water System (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)ALCOR ASSOC
Head officerSTEPHEN R KRAUS
Managing agentASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,362,000 $612,900
2026$1,495,000 $672,750
2027$1,673,000 $752,850

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, 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

SubwayFreeman St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 169 St / Prospect Av — Bx35 · 500 ft
Citi BikeUnion Ave & E 169 St · 350 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

1215 Union 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2070 Adam C Powell Blvd MN187 C
1674 Macombs Road BX65 B
755 East 168 Street BX62 B
225 West 123 Street MN60 B
57 West 175 Street BX54 A
144 Hamilton Place MN54 C
1664 Macombs Road BX53 A
1204 Union Avenue BX48 A
594 Riverside Drive MN36 B
213 South 3 Street BK35 A
135 Hamilton Place MN35 D
409 Hewes Street BK35 A
367 South 2 Street BK35 B
362 South 2 Street BK30 A
395 South 3 Street BK30 A
1215 Union Avenue BX30 B
408 South 2 Street BK30 A
350 Keap Street BK29 A
354 South 2 Street BK29 A
399 Hewes Street BK29 B
347 South 3 Street BK29 B
247 South 3 Street BK29 A
358 South 2 Street BK27 A
289 South 1 Street BK24 B
366 South 2 Street BK24 C
359 South 2 Street BK24 B
276 South 1 Street BK24 A
260 South 1 Street BK24 B
370 South 2 Street BK24 C
402 South 2 Street BK24 A
264 South 1 Street BK24 B
355 South 2 Street BK24 B
262 South 1 Street BK24 B
373 South 2 Street BK22 B
279 South 1 Street BK22 B
389 South 2 Street BK22 B
385 South 2 Street BK22 A
369 Convent Avenue MN21 C
244 South 3 Street BK21 B
287 South 1 Street BK9 B
285 South 1 Street BK5 F
283 South 1 Street BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,534,241 on 2006-05-25 (lender: Secretary Of Hud, Washington D.c.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-25Mortgage $2,593,497 — from ALCOR ASSOCIATES L.P. to SECRETARY OF HUD, WASHINGTON D.C. $2,593,497
2006-05-25Mortgage $1,534,242 — from ALCOR ASSOCIATES L.P. to SECRETARY OF HUD, WASHINGTON D.C. $1,534,242
2006-05-25Mortgage $413,000 — from ALCOR ASSOCIATES L.P. to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING, INC. $413,000
1982-11-08Mortgage $4,380,500 — from UNION AVENUE 168TH ASSOC to NEW YORK CITY HSG DEV CP $4,380,500
1982-09-16Mortgage $4,380,500 — from UNION AVE 168 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HSINGDELV $4,380,500
1982-09-16Agreement $4,380,500 — from SECRETARY OF HUD; UNION AVE 168 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HSINGDEVL $4,380,500

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
108
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170137240
201809972108
20190322227
2020039315
20210214117
20222012216
20231524131
20240020121
20250546455
20260129333
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 937Ownership & money 25Health & systems 30

Every one of the 1,082 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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