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944 Leggett Avenue

1,147Records
14City systems
40Open violations
1116.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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1,147 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 386 HPD complaints, 371 311 service requests, 299 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)944 LEGGETT PARTNERS LLC
BBL2026850049
BIN2005108

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1116.5. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations40 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2017-04-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

49 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
14
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (34) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · Noise (11) · APPLIANCE (9).

Filed construction activity

$65,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)944 LEGGETT PARTNERS LLC
Head officerLuis Solorzano
Managing agentLuis Solorzano
Last registered2026-04-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$687,000 $309,150
2026$824,000 $370,800
2027$989,000 $445,050

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

SubwayLongwood Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 156 St / Prospect Av — Bx46 · 750 ft
Citi BikeBeck St & Leggett Ave · 300 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

944 Leggett 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

152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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: $1,200,000 on 2016-02-16 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-25Agreement $1,200,000 — from 944 LEGGETT PARTNERS LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $1,200,000
2016-02-16AL&R $1,200,000 — from 944 LEGGETT PARTNERS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000
2016-02-16Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 944 LEGGETT PARTNERS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000
2014-12-08Deed $852,000 — from 944 LEGGETT AVE LLC to 944 LEGGETT PARTNERS LLC $852,000
2005-05-09Mortgage $400,000 — from 944 LEGGETT AVE, LLC to HOPE, PERCY J $400,000
2005-05-09Deed $550,000 — from HOPE, PERCY J to 944 LEGGETT AVE, LLC $550,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741650373
20180190010
2019007029
2020002002
2021007007
202200160218
202300211123
20240214305150
20250120800209
20260014520147
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 1,086Ownership & money 11Health & systems 21

Every one of the 1,147 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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