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870 East 163 Street

856Records
12City systems
249Open violations
2866Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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856 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 HPD housing violations, 267 311 service requests, 224 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)OLADOSU, AKANBI MOSE
BBL2026900080
BIN2005202

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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 2866. In ZIP 10459, 52% 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 violations249 total — 49 class C (immediately hazardous), 130 class B, 70 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

105 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 47 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5
’23–24
47
’24–25
34
’25–26

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (50) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · PLUMBING (20) · WATER LEAK (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$23,404 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MOSES A OLADOSU
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$662,000 $297,900
2026$709,000 $319,050
2027$851,000 $382,950

The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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.

16 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (2 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

SubwayIntervale Av — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / E 163 St — Bx4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeIntervale Ave & Westchester Ave · 700 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

870 East 163 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 50 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: $456,000 on 2006-12-21 (lender: Aames Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-04-28M&CON $509,362 — from OLADOSU, OLUFUNMILAYO A; OLADOSU, AKANBI MOSES to U.S. BANK N.A. $509,362
2006-12-21Mortgage $456,000 — from OLADOSU, OLUFUNMILAYO A; OLADOSU, AKANBI M to AAMES FUNDING CORP $456,000
2005-01-31Mortgage $248,675 — from OLADOSU, AKANBI MOSES to ISLAND CAPITAL CORP. $248,675
1999-11-16Mortgage $36,819 — from AKANBI, MOSES OLADOSU to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $36,819
1999-11-09Mortgage $163,500 — from AKANBI, MOSES OLADOSU to PMCC MORTGAGE CORP. $163,500
1986-01-31Mortgage $10,000 — from MEDINA, JULIO ANIBAL; SENA, FELIX ANTONIO to RIVERA, SANTIAGO E. $10,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201800729
201900268
202000707
202100404
20220033033
20230098098
2024001060106
2025083281337
20262282086
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 792Ownership & money 20Health & systems 20

Every one of the 856 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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