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970 Prospect Avenue

2,525Records
18City systems
24Open violations
313.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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2,525 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 776 HPD housing violations, 770 311 service requests, 744 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units44
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HDFC
BBL2026900114
BIN2005210

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 313.2. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations24 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

129 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 64). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
40
’24–25
64
’25–26

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

$6,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

288 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (61) · Elevator (40) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · Noise (23) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (20).

Filed construction activity

$145,000 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (44)
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)BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HDFC
Head officerHOPE BURGESS
Managing agentBANANA KELLY CIA, INC
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,176,000 $529,200
2026$1,246,000 $560,700
2027$1,324,000 $595,800

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayIntervale Av — 2 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / E 163 St — Bx17 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 163 St & Union Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 150 Charles James Fox. 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

970 Prospect 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

288 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 61 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 BANANA KELLY CIA INC. — 50 buildings, 1,285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C16 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
750 Bryant Avenue BX61 D
1244 Westchester Avenue BX58 B
1084 Home Street BX57 A
760 Bryant Avenue BX54 B
941 Intervale Avenue BX49 B
788 Fox Street BX49 C
770 Bryant Avenue BX46 B
970 Prospect Avenue BX44 C
1106 West Farms Road BX42 B
783 Beck Street BX41 C
480 College Avenue BX40 B
1315 Lafayette Avenue BX39 C
911 Simpson Street BX39 B
850 Longwood Avenue BX39 B
987 Union Avenue BX35 C
976 Tinton Avenue BX35 B
1290 Hoe Avenue BX32 B
914 Simpson Street BX31 B
51 East 129 Street MN30 A
991 East 167 Street BX29 D
885 Intervale Avenue BX25 A
993 Intervale Avenue BX23 C
834 East 161 Street BX22 C
824 East 161 Street BX22 C
428 East 157 Street BX21 C
1111 Westchester Avenue BX21 A
744 Beck Street BX21 B
982 Leggett Avenue BX21 B
580 Southern Boulevard BX21 C
991 Union Avenue BX21 C
421 East 157 Street BX21 C
911 Longwood Avenue BX19 C
1297 Hoe Avenue BX17 B
1301 Hoe Avenue BX17 B
1086 Kelly Street BX16 D
1100 West Farms Road BX15 C
2328 University Avenue BX11 D
330 East 139 Street BX10 B
755 Dawson Street BX10 C
1263 Park Avenue MN10 A
304 East 126 Street MN10 A
53 East 110 Street MN9 A
2018 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 B
677 Beck Street BX8 B
931 Avenue St John BX8 D
681 Beck Street BX8 D
1018 Fox Street BX6 C
814 Manida Street BX6 B
2203 3 Avenue MN5 D
1111 Hoe Avenue BX2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $446,051 on 2004-10-25 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 4 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
2009-04-08Agreement $2,641,000 — from BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,641,000
2004-10-25Mortgage $1,429,609 — from BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HFDC, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,429,609
2004-10-25AL&R $2,641,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HFDC, INC. $2,641,000
2004-10-25Mortgage $765,340 — from BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HFDC, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $765,340
2004-10-25Mortgage $446,051 — from BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HFDC, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $446,051
1992-06-30Mortgage $3,140,762 — from 970 PROSPECT AVE HSNG DV to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $3,140,762

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2021
2022
2023
300
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701512602143
20180119304198
20190115504160
202000850287
20210627901286
20220519402201
20230521802225
20240629211300
20252726804281
20260316401168
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 2,349Ownership & money 15Health & systems 27

Every one of the 2,525 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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