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1022 Rev James Polite Ave

1,528Records
18City systems
37Open violations
71.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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1,528 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 582 311 service requests, 410 HPD complaints, 282 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built2003
Floors5
Res. units68
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CHICA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI ON
BBL2026910122
BIN2114108

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 71.2. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations37 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
1
’26–27

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · PLUMBING (5) · APPLIANCE (4).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (68)
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)CHICA LP
Head officerCAL HEDIGAN
Managing agentCOMMUNITY ACCESS
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,941,000 $873,450
2026$1,991,000 $895,950
2027$2,027,000 $912,150

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 27/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

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

SubwayIntervale Av — 2 5 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / E 166 St — Bx17 · 500 ft
Citi BikeRogers Pl & E 165 St · 350 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

1022 Rev James Polite Ave

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

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 COMMUNITY ACCESS — 19 buildings, 1,314 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1169 River Avenue BX245 B
985 Bruckner Boulevard BX215 C
111 East 172 Street BX126 C
621 Water Street MN124 C
1854 Cedar Avenue BX106 C
1750 Davidson Avenue BX74 B
1022 Rev James Polite Ave BX68 B
1363 Franklin Avenue BX67 B
1710 Vyse Avenue BX65 B
772 East 168 Street BX60 D
29 East 2 Street MN54 C
258 East 4 Street MN51 A
107 Avenue D MN45 A
904 DeKalb Avenue BK9 D
202 West 108 Street MN5 F
190 Stanton Street MN0 —
220 East 7 Street MN0 —
255 East Broadway MN0 —
315 2 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,221,932 on 2003-09-04 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 2 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
2022-01-10Agreement $7,323,632 — from CHICA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI to CITY OF NEW YORK $7,323,632
2021-12-30RPTT&RET $7,371,238 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING PARTNERS X LIMITED PA to CHICA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI $7,371,238
2003-09-04Mortgage $101,700 — from CHICA, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $101,700
2003-09-04Mortgage $7,221,932 — from CHICA, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,221,932
2001-03-23Mortgage $273,350 — from COMMUNITY ACCESS, INC. to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $273,350

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178700179
201814520369
2019129203107
20201612204142
202179825112
2022612155137
20231410703124
202489003101
20250370340
20267821090
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 139Housing & tenants 1,299Ownership & money 28Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,528 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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