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791 Prospect Avenue

421Records
16City systems
85Open violations
122.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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421 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 HPD housing violations, 105 311 service requests, 91 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1903
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)UNION AVENUE CLUSTER, L.P.
BBL2026760065
BIN2004993

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.7. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations85 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 38 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 44 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

44
’23–24
14
’24–25
8
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,110 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 (1903)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)UNION AVE CLUSTER CLUSTER L.P.
Head officerMIRIAM RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentUNION AVE CLUSTER
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$201,000 $90,450
2026$219,000 $98,550
2027$224,000 $100,800

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / Westchester Av — Bx46 · 300 ft
Citi BikeProspect Ave & Longwood Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt
Middle: M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz. 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

791 Prospect 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

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 UNION AVE CLUSTER — 3 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
791 Prospect Avenue BX11 C
785 Union Avenue BX10 B
803 East 156 Street BX4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,541,167 on 2009-05-28 (lender: The City Of New York-Department Of Hpd), 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
2010-07-26SPRD $6,457,748 — from UNION AVENUE CLUSTER, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $6,457,748
2009-05-28Mortgage $5,541,167 — from UNION AVENUE CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPARTMENT OF HPD $5,541,167
2009-05-28Deed $5,584,892 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to UNION AVENUE CLUSTER, L.P. $5,584,892
2006-08-03Mortgage $3,864,187 — from IPM REALTY, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $3,864,187
2006-08-03Mortgage $5,930,842 — from IPM REALTY, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $5,930,842
2006-08-03Mortgage $409,305 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; IPM REALTY, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $409,305
2006-08-03Mortgage $362,577 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; IPM REALTY, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $362,577

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170016016
20180140243
20190010111
20200031132
20210020121
20222229134
20230147250
20240061162
202500314
20260036137
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 321Ownership & money 30Health & systems 15

Every one of the 421 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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