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777 Prospect Avenue

468Records
12City systems
162Open violations
1139.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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468 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 194 HPD housing violations, 106 HPD complaints, 101 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1915
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)WESTCHESTER PLAZA LLC
BBL2026760073
BIN2004997

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1139.5. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations162 total — 49 class C (immediately hazardous), 69 class B, 44 class A. Oldest open since 1981-09-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 15).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)WESTCHESTER PLAZA LLC.
Head officerALFRED BASAL
Managing agentWESTCHESTER PLAZA LLC.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$416,000 $187,200
2026$499,000 $224,550
2027$599,000 $269,550

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / E 156 St — Bx17 · 200 ft
Citi BikeProspect Ave & Longwood Ave · 350 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

777 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

34 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $432,000 on 2006-01-04 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-07Deed $345,000 — from PENA, EUSEBIO to WESTCHESTER PLAZA LLC $345,000
2019-01-25Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $86,250
2006-01-04Deed $480,000 — from MOSQUERA, NORMA to PENA, EUSEBIO $480,000
2006-01-04Mortgage $432,000 — from PENA, EUSEBIO to MERS $432,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703003
20181150117
20190744078
20201330034
202104004
202214005
2023070512
20240880189
20250700070
202603003
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The full timeline

Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 417Ownership & money 19Health & systems 10

Every one of the 468 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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