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870 Southern Boulevard

1,822Records
18City systems
51Open violations
53Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Hunts Point
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1,822 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 804 311 service requests, 548 HPD complaints, 172 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built2005
Floors7
Res. units105
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)TIFFANY GARDENS HDFC
BBL2027330004
BIN2113135

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 53. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations51 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

224 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 50 · winter 2024–25: 88 · winter 2025–26: 69). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
88
’24–25
69
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

296 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (107) · Illegal Parking (76) · Noise (24) · PLUMBING (19) · APPLIANCE (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9).

Filed construction activity

$12,500 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (105)
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)TIFFANY GARDENS, LP
Head officerSALVATORE L Gigante
Managing agentSEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,880,000 $1,746,000
2026$3,799,000 $1,709,550
2027$4,105,000 $1,847,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayLongwood Av — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / Tiffany St — Bx19 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSouthern Blvd & Tiffany St · 200 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

870 Southern Boulevard

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

296 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 107 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 SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC — 32 buildings, 961 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B18 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
870 Southern Boulevard BX105 C
667 Casanova Street BX84 A
581 Timpson Place BX72 B
1276 Lafayette Avenue BX58 A
1150 Garrison Avenue BX55 A
850 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
720 St Marys Street BX43 A
390 Jackson Avenue BX42 B
721 Hunts Point Avenue BX40 B
737 Hunts Point Avenue BX36 A
1220 Seneca Avenue BX32 B
485 Courtlandt Avenue BX28 B
1216 Seneca Avenue BX26 B
1070 Rev James Polite Ave BX24 B
567 Southern Boulevard BX23 A
866 Hunts Point Avenue BX22 B
1200 Seneca Avenue BX22 B
985 Intervale Avenue BX22 B
994 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
934 Barretto Street BX21 B
1212 Seneca Avenue BX20 B
800 Fox Street BX19 A
854 Hunts Point Avenue BX18 A
852 East 163 Street BX15 B
575 East 161 Street BX13 B
817 Faile Street BX11 A
580 Courtlandt Avenue BX10 B
512 Jackson Avenue BX9 A
515 Courtlandt Avenue BX8 A
288 Willis Avenue BX7 B
495 Courtlandt Avenue BX4 D
292 Willis Avenue BX3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $493,500 on 2005-12-19 (lender: Sebco Development, INC.), covering 9 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
2005-12-19Mortgage $3,675,000 — from TIFFANY GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; TIFFANY GARDENS L.P. C/O SEBCO DEVELOPME to N.Y.S. HOUSING TRUST FUND CORP., C/O N.Y $3,675,000
2005-12-19Agreement $9,880,000 — from TIFFANY GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $9,880,000
2005-12-19Agreement $9,880,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $9,880,000
2005-12-19Mortgage $493,500 — from TIFFANY GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; TIFFANY GARDENS, L.P. to SEBCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. $493,500
2005-12-19Agreement $9,880,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $9,880,000
2005-12-19Agreement $10,680,000 — from DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPM; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $10,680,000
2005-12-19Agreement $10,680,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPM to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $10,680,000
2005-12-19Mortgage $9,880,000 — from TIFFANY GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; TIFFANY GARDENS, L.P. C/O SEBCO DEVELOPM to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $9,880,000
2005-12-19Mortgage $800,000 — from TIFFANY GARDENS L.P. C/O SEBCO DEVELOPME; TIFFANY GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701570159
201802913805172
201909630678
202004690780
202105830593
202201516405184
20230417406184
20240216606174
20252225115261
20260210204108
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 149Housing & tenants 1,555Ownership & money 27Health & systems 58

Every one of the 1,822 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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