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951 Prospect Avenue

578Records
18City systems
0Open violations
11.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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578 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 89 HPD complaints, 40 boiler inspections.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built2004
Floors6
Res. units51
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)PSSWSF HOUSING COMPANY LP
BBL2026780068
BIN2112796

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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 62% 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 11.8. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

124 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (89) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Dumping (3).

Filed construction activity

$546,080 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
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)PSS/WSF HOUSING COMPANY,LP
Head officerPAUL R FREITAG
Managing agentWEST SIDE FEDERATION FOR SENIOR
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,445,000 $650,250
2026$1,751,000 $787,950
2027$1,825,000 $821,250

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, 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.

2 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.

Getting around

SubwayProspect Av — 2 5 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Prospect Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 163 St & Union Ave · 250 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

951 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

124 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WEST SIDE FEDERATION SENIOR — 21 buildings, 1,059 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
145 West 108th Street MN199 B
570 East 137 Street BX159 A
2689 Broadway MN135 B
168 West 94 Street MN121 B
1421 College Avenue BX115 B
50 West 107 Street MN84 A
109 West 129 Street MN59 A
17 West 102 Street MN54 A
951 Prospect Avenue BX51 A
208 West 84 Street MN20 B
206 West 84 Street MN18 A
29 West 126 Street MN8 B
459 West 147 Street MN8 B
66 West 126 Street MN8 B
134 West 123 Street MN7 A
44 West 87 Street MN7 A
152 West 123 Street MN6 A
2749 Broadway MN0 —
233 West 120 Street MN0 —
443 West 22 Street MN0 —
2341 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,950,000 on 2005-08-10 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-08RPTT&RET $5,933,166 — from NEF ASSIGNMENT CORPORATION to WEST SIDE SPECIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $5,933,166
2005-08-10Agreement $1,540,114 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING COMPANY, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY $1,540,114
2005-08-10Agreement $72,962 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to WEST SIDE FEDERATION FOR SENIOR AND SUPP; PSS/WSF HOUSING HOUSING COMPANY, L.P. $72,962
2005-08-10Agreement $160,000 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to PSS/WSF HOUSING HOUSING COMPANY, L.P.; PRESBYTERIAN SENIOR SERVICES $160,000
2005-08-10Agreement $4,300,204 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING COMPANY, L.P. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,300,204
2005-08-10Agreement $400,000 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to PSS/WSF HOUSING HOUSING COMPANY, L.P.; NORTH FORK BANK $400,000
2005-08-10Agreement $4,300,204 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to PRESBYTERIAN SENIOR SERVICES; WEST SIDE FEDERATION FOR SENIOR AND SUPP; NORTH FORK BANK; P $4,300,204
2005-08-10Mortgage $1,950,000 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING COMPANY, L.P. to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,950,000
2005-08-10Agreement $1,950,000 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION; PSS/WSF HOUSING COMPANY, L.P. $1,950,000
2005-08-10Agreement $1,540,114 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to PSS/WSF HOUSING HOUSING COMPANY, L.P.; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY $1,540,114
2003-11-12Mortgage $4,300,204 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY; PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION; THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,300,204
2003-11-12Mortgage $72,962 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY; PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to WEST, SIDE FOR; WEST SIDE FEDERATION FOR SENIOR AND SUPP $72,962
2003-11-12Mortgage $1,000,000 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY; PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION; LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,000,000
2003-11-12Mortgage $400,000 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY; PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to WEST SIDE FEDERATION FOR SENIOR AND SUPP; WEST, SIDE FOR $400,000
2003-11-12Mortgage $160,000 — from PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY; PSS/WSF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to PRESBYTERIAN SENIOR SERVICES, INC; PRESBYTERIAN SENIOR SERVICES, INC $160,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170080210
20180230611
201900260632
202006190631
20214190620
202201100617
202367130531
202402262636
202501333542
202600850388
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 379Ownership & money 38Health & systems 67

Every one of the 578 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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