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899 Westchester Avenue

1,807Records
19City systems
27Open violations
28.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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1,807 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,250 311 service requests, 107 HPD housing violations, 96 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built2014
Floors8
Res. units141
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL2026907503
BIN2128714

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28.9. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 58 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
58
’24–25
28
’25–26

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

$7,560 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

474 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (178) · HEAT/HOT WATER (56) · Elevator (46) · Illegal Parking (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · PLUMBING (15).

Filed construction activity

$5,082,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (141)
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)WESTCHESTER POINT LLC
Head officerRADEME PEREZ
Managing agentHIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$9,897,680 $4,453,956
2027$11,164,680 $5,024,106

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,307,419 a year ($17.95 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,101,648 ($8.57 per sq ft), net operating income $1,205,771. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (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.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Rev J Polite Av — Bx4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWestchester Ave & Longwood Ave · 600 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

899 Westchester 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

474 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 56 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 HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — 53 buildings, 2,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B28 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4215 Park Avenue BX255 D
656 East 176th Street BX153 B
899 Westchester Avenue BX141 B
1404 Jesup Avenue BX127 C
1382 Shakespeare Avenue BX127 B
1544 Shakespeare Avenue BX116 A
1285 Merriam Avenue BX85 A
1265 Nelson Avenue BX82 B
1401 Jesup Avenue BX81 B
1460 Shakespeare Avenue BX79 A
1430 Plimpton Avenue BX78 A
1530 Jesup Avenue BX75 A
1360 Merriam Avenue BX71 B
1510 Jesup Avenue BX65 A
1419 Shakespeare Avenue BX65 B
2065 Morris Avenue BX63 B
1450 Plimpton Avenue BX62 A
120 West 169 Street BX60 B
115 West 172 Street BX59 A
1144 Tiffany Street BX54 B
1450 Jesup Avenue BX49 B
1437 Shakespeare Avenue BX48 A
1410 Nelson Avenue BX48 A
127 West 170 Street BX40 B
1345 Shakespeare Avenue BX39 A
1406 Merriam Avenue BX39 B
1592 Jesup Avenue BX37 A
1444 Shakespeare Avenue BX37 C
190 West 168 Street BX36 B
1465 Nelson Avenue BX35 B
1375 Nelson Avenue BX35 A
1246 Shakespeare Avenue BX33 B
1476 Shakespeare Avenue BX31 A
1406 Ogden Avenue BX31 B
1485 Nelson Avenue BX31 A
1455 Jesup Avenue BX30 B
180 West 167 Street BX29 A
93 Featherbed Lane BX27 B
81 Featherbed Lane BX27 B
1435 Ogden Avenue BX27 B
1445 Nelson Avenue BX25 B
1419 University Avenue BX24 C
185 West 170 Street BX21 A
1344 Nelson Avenue BX20 A
1421 University Avenue BX20 B
1378 Shakespeare Avenue BX19 B
1435 University Avenue BX17 B
1439 University Avenue BX17 B
1209 Ogden Avenue BX4 D
919 Ogden Avenue BX4 F
1631 Macombs Road BX3 B
1427 Jesup Avenue BX3 A
36 West 167 Street BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-02Agreement $400,000 — from WESTCHESTER POINT LLC; HP WESTCHESTER POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $400,000
2018-03-02Agreement $2,200,000 — from HP WESTCHESTER POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WESTCHESTER POINT LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,200,000
2018-03-02Agreement $400,000 — from WESTCHESTER POINT LLC; HP WESTCHESTER POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $400,000
2018-03-02Agreement $2,200,000 — from HP WESTCHESTER POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WESTCHESTER POINT LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,200,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
2023
306
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017202740197
201886166123195
20191812407140
202052011006141
202101413506155
2022768945111
2023131717506211
202471927208306
20257219606211
20260511405124
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The full timeline

Construction 125Enforcement 110Housing & tenants 1,484Ownership & money 20Health & systems 68

Every one of the 1,807 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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