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571 Southern Boulevard

834Records
17City systems
157Open violations
74.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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834 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 286 311 service requests, 191 HPD housing violations, 174 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1907
Floors6
Res. units39
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)571 SOUTHERN BLVD HUS
BBL2026830041
BIN2005084

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 74.9. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 violations157 total — 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 84 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 2006-05-11.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 74). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
74
’25–26

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

$50,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · Noise (10) · SAFETY (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$19,000 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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)571 SO BLVD HDFC; 571 SOUTHERN BLVD H D F C
Head officerELBA REYES
Managing agentGARCIA BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Last registered2022-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,809,000 $814,050
2026$1,810,000 $814,500
2027$1,958,000 $881,100

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $558,965 a year ($21.56 per sq ft), operating expenses $313,445 ($12.09 per sq ft), net operating income $245,519. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayE 149 St — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Jackson Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / E 149 St — Bx19 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSouthern Blvd & Ave St John · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova
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

571 Southern Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 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 GARCIA BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 135 units. Grades across the portfolio: B5 · C2 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
571 Southern Boulevard BX39 B
404 East 141 Street BX21 D
986 Leggett Avenue BX21 B
962 Anderson Avenue BX9 B
966 Anderson Avenue BX9 B
968 Anderson Avenue BX9 B
234 Willis Avenue BX8 D
283 East 139 Street BX4 D
285 East 139 Street BX4 D
464 East 138 Street BX4 C
909 Avenue St John BX4 F
410 East 134 Street BX3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,248 on 2002-10-22 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-17RPTT&RET $10,000 — from 571 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD HDFC to BLANCO, MARILYN S $10,000
2022-03-08Sold for $10,000 $10,000 $256
2006-11-21RPTT&RET $5,000 — from HERRERA , ROSA to RODRIGUEZ, PASCUAL $5,000
2004-12-13RPTT $2,500 — from GARCIA , ALTAGRACIA to LOPEZ, CESAR A $2,500
2004-08-17RPTT $2,500 — from CRUZ, THOMASA to MENDEZHAYRINE, A $2,500
2002-10-22Mortgage $42,248 — from 571 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD HOUSING DEVELOPME to NYC HPD $42,248
2001-08-13Mortgage $601,060 — from 571 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD HSNG DEVELOPMENT to NYC HPD $601,060

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017067501697
201801110113
201904340038
202004420248
202107470256
202205392046
202305160425
202402130217
202509680077
202610750076
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 675Ownership & money 13Health & systems 55

Every one of the 834 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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