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916 Rev James Polite Ave

1,028Records
18City systems
26Open violations
76.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Longwood
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1,028 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 374 311 service requests, 210 HPD housing violations, 209 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built2000
Floors6
Res. units53
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)916 POLITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL2026960095
BIN2102069

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 76.6. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations26 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

148 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (45) · HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · PLUMBING (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9).

Filed construction activity

$224,640 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (2000)
YesSix or more residential units (53)
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)163RD STREET, BX, LLC
Head officerHERMINIO TORRES
Managing agentC&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,051,000 $922,950
2026$2,111,000 $949,950
2027$2,239,000 $1,007,550

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, 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.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Westchester Av — Bx6 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDawson St & Intervale Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Longwood Academy of Discovery
Middle: M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz. 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

916 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

148 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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 C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT — 215 buildings, 23,722 units. Grades across the portfolio: A53 · B80 · C52 · D24 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Cherry Street MN1590 A
Laconia Avenue BX1236 B
Shore Front Parkway QN1091 D
East 229th Street BX1019 C
510 Main Street MN1003 B
215 Wortman Avenue BK756 B
604 East 14th Street MN616 B
1309 5 Avenue MN600 C
195 Cozine Avenue BK571 B
575 Exterior Street BX541 B
6 Vital Avenue BK451 A
1912 Mermaid Avenue BK445 B
1201 East 229 Street BX441 B
44 Macombs Place MN376 B
60 East 112th Street MN351 A
50 East 112th Street MN347 A
1982 Lexington Avenue MN341 C
875 Pennsylvania Avenue BK336 B
1940 1 Avenue MN323 C
1962 1 Avenue MN323 C
1800 Crotona Park North BX281 B
270 Wortman Avenue BK252 C
510 East 156 Street BX208 C
2411 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN205 D
1980 Lexington Avenue MN200 A
2621 Adam C Powell Blvd MN197 B
45-50 Pearson Street QN197 A
614 West 135 Street MN187 C
1930 Amsterdam Avenue MN182 B
4511 Third Avenue BX181 D
200 Manhattan Avenue MN181 C
205 Avenue C MN176 B
449 Chester Street BK174 B
307 East 117 Street MN171 A
149 Kent Avenue BK164 A
11 Broadway BK160 A
376 Chester Avenue BK155 C
9 Cook Street BK153 A
1797 Park Place BK151 C
1940 Lexington Avenue MN150 B
Beach Channel Drive QN146 A
2700 Jerome Avenue BX136 C
4439 Third Avenue BX133 C
387 Bristol Street BK132 C
45-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard QN127 B
294 East 162 Street BX126 C
930 Halsey Street BK126 A
901 Macon Street BK125 B
Erskine Street BK124 B
810 East 152 Street BX120 D
5 West 116 Street MN120 C
2850 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN116 B
455 East 102 Street MN115 A
20 North 5 Street BK114 A
320 Sterling Street BK113 B
53 Utica Avenue BK112 B
79 Avenue D MN110 A
23 West 116 Street MN110 B
251 Chester Street BK109 A
355 Chester Street BK107 C

showing 60 of 215 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,600,000 on 2020-10-06 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-29Deed $9,292,408 — from 916 POLITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; 163RD STREET BX LLC to 916 POLITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; TETHYS 163RD STREET LLC $9,292,408
2025-12-18Sold for $9,292,408 $9,292,408 $175,328
2020-10-06Mortgage $5,600,000 — from 916 POLITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; 163RD STREET BX LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,600,000
2002-10-22Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 163RD STREET HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COM; 163RD STREET BX LLC to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,800,000
2002-10-22Mortgage $946,000 — from 163RD STREET HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COM; 163RD STREET BX LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA/SUCC; DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB/SUCC/T $946,000
2000-10-03Mortgage $3,392,000 — from 163RD STREET HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND CO.; 163RD STREET BX LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB $3,392,000
1999-08-20Mortgage $264,875 — from 163RD STREET BX LLC; 217 EAST 7TH STREETLLC to OXFORD HOUSING OF NEW YORK INC. $264,875

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201756210335
201802911498
2019013480566
202006268444
202100620668
202200570461
202301590868
20240115014156
2025019584108
202600780482
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 813Ownership & money 33Health & systems 50

Every one of the 1,028 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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