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909 Avenue St John

231Records
13City systems
47Open violations
648Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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231 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 HPD housing violations, 45 311 service requests, 42 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)BECK STREET CLUSTER, L.P.
BBL2026860064
BIN2005137

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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 648. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations47 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-06.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

68 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Rodent (4) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · Building/Use (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

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 (1910)
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)BECK ST CLUSTER LP
Head officerLUIS GARCIA
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$661,000 $297,450
2026$714,000 $321,300
2027$857,000 $385,650

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
E 149 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / Kelly St — Bx17 · 400 ft
Citi BikeProspect Ave & E 151 St · 750 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

909 Avenue St John

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

42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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: $3,692,394 on 2004-04-09 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 5 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
2005-07-21Agreement $4,770,414 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to BECK STREET CLUSTER, L.P. $4,770,414
2004-04-09Mortgage $3,692,394 — from BECK STREET CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $3,692,394
2004-04-09Deed $3,692,390 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to BECK STREET CLUSTER, L.P. $3,692,390
2002-07-24Mortgage $340,803 — from GARCIA BECK STREET CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSNG/DVLPMNT/FU to CITIBANK,N.A. $340,803
2002-07-24Mortgage $411,942 — from GARCIA BECK STREET CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSNG/DVLPMNT/FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $411,942
2002-07-24Mortgage $3,627,986 — from GARCIA BECK STREET CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSNG/DVLPMNT/FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,627,986
2002-07-24Mortgage $3,699,123 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSNG/DVLPMNT/FU; GARCIA BECK STREET CORP to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,699,123

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011213
20180112
20190101
20200011
20210202
20220202
20230213
20241629
202501179126
20260224
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 159Ownership & money 25Health & systems 23

Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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