1,623 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 608 311 service requests, 383 HPD complaints, 204 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 65.7. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 70 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
240 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 43 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,432 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
556 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (125) · HEAT/HOT WATER (117) · GENERAL (51) · Elevator (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · Indoor Air Quality (25).
$2,604,620 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2020) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (151) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 980 WESTCHESTER OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | PETER FINE |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,474,800 | $4,263,660 |
| 2026 | $7,818,497 | $3,518,323 |
| 2027 | $9,281,631 | $4,176,734 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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.
| Subway | Simpson St — 2 5 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Simpson St — Bx4 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 165 St & Fox 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.
980 Westchester Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
556 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 117 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.
Managed by WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-26 | Mortgage $4,870,000 — from 980 WESTCHESTER RETAIL, LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $4,870,000 | |
| 2024-01-26 | Mortgage $822,757 — from 980 WESTCHESTER RETAIL, LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $822,757 | |
| 2024-01-26 | Mortgage $4,870,000 — from 980 WESTCHESTER RETAIL, LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $4,870,000 | |
| 2024-01-26 | Agreement $5,692,757 — from 980 WESTCHESTER RETAIL, LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $5,692,757 | |
| 2024-01-26 | M&CON $1,130,000 — from 980 WESTCHESTER RETAIL, LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $1,130,000 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Sold for $4,283,743 | $4,283,743 | $28,369 |
| 2018-04-10 | Sold for $6,420,000 | $6,420,000 | $42,517 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2018 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2021 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2022 | 34 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 98 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 111 |
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 357 | 40 | 10 | 427 |
| 2025 | 4 | 17 | 395 | 0 | 4 | 420 |
| 2026 | 3 | 18 | 324 | 0 | 3 | 348 |
Every one of the 1,623 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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