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851 East 162 Street

3,582Records
19City systems
188Open violations
291.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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3,582 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,552 311 service requests, 971 HPD complaints, 722 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built1993
Floors6
Res. units69
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)920 PROSPECT GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL2026900063
BIN2115864, 2824690

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 291.9. In ZIP 10459, 52% 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 violations188 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 112 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-27.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

220 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 19 · winter 2024–25: 134 · winter 2025–26: 39). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

19
’23–24
134
’24–25
39
’25–26

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

$11,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

561 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (233) · HEAT/HOT WATER (103) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (54) · DOOR/WINDOW (28) · PLUMBING (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (25).

Filed construction activity

$397,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1993)
YesSix or more residential units (69)
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)920 Prospect Gardens HDFC
Head officerMadelyn Lugo
Managing agentSouth Bronx Community Management Co, Inc.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,155,000 $969,750
2026$1,752,000 $788,400
2027$1,715,000 $771,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 26/100, 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 2018 (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X140 The Eagle School
Middle: M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar. 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

851 East 162 Street

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

561 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 103 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 SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CO, INC. — 24 buildings, 903 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
512 East 145 Street BX188 C
370 Brook Avenue BX173 D
787 East 149 Street BX108 B
443 St Anns Avenue BX84 B
851 East 162 Street BX69 C
389 East 151 Street BX34 B
689 Melrose Avenue BX25 B
458 West 143 Street MN21 B
370 St Anns Avenue BX20 C
673 East 137 Street BX20 C
471 West 145 Street MN20 B
408 East 152 Street BX20 B
231 Jackson Avenue BX18 C
531 East 148 Street BX17 C
674 East 138 Street BX16 C
363 East 150 Street BX15 B
417 East 151 Street BX11 D
454 West 146 Street MN10 D
415 East 151 Street BX10 C
367 East 151 Street BX8 D
712 Courtlandt Avenue BX6 C
442 Wales Avenue BX5 C
517 West 173 Street MN4 A
607 Concord Avenue BX1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,550 on 1993-10-22 (lender: Nys Hsng Finace Agency), covering 6 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
2015-01-28Agreement $7,727,479 — from 920 PROSPECT GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPM $7,727,479
2015-01-28Deed $7,758,389 — from PROSPECT ESTATES HOUSING LIMITED PARTNER; 920 PROSPECT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to 920 PROSPECT GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $7,758,389
1993-10-22Mortgage $10,550 — from PROSPECT AVE DEVE CO to NYS HSNG FINACE AGENCY $10,550

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
2024
695
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170554160
2018082044216
2019072434254
2020001162118
2021041593166
2022722932304
20234171741196
2024082450253
20251186751695
2026063150321
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 187Housing & tenants 3,318Ownership & money 18Health & systems 39

Every one of the 3,582 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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