2,396 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 753 HPD complaints, 750 311 service requests, 697 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1639.3. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 76 total — 29 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2000-02-09. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
268 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 94 · winter 2024–25: 106 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$28,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
487 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (124) · DOOR/WINDOW (64) · PAINT/PLASTER (62) · PLUMBING (40) · ELECTRIC (35) · FLOORING/STAIRS (35).
$148,375 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BETHEL CAPITAL LLC |
| Head officer | RAIKELL CASTILLO |
| Managing agent | Pilgrim ManagementLLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,299,600 | $584,820 |
| 2026 | $1,353,000 | $608,850 |
| 2027 | $1,478,000 | $665,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Freeman St — 2 5 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / E 167 St — Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 169 St & Fox St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations. 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.
1161 Hoe 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 |
487 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 124 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2023-02-21 (lender: Aj Partners Lending, LLC), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | XXXX $1,000,000 — from VINEYARD AVENUE CORP.; PILGRIM AVE INC.; CASTILLO, YENNY; BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC; CASTILLO, J to AJ PARTNERS LENDINGS, LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2023-02-21 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from VINEYARD AVENUE CORP.; CASTILLO, JOSE; PILGRIM AVE INC.; BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC; SOMMERVILLE to AJ PARTNERS LENDING, LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2022-01-12 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from SOMMERVILLE REALTY GROUP CORP.; VINEYARD AVENUE CORP.; BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC; PILGRIM AVE IN to SPRING BANK; SPRING BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2018-02-21 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from BETHEL CAPTIAL, LLC to SPRING BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2018-02-21 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from VINEYARD AVENUE CORP; BETHEL CAPTIAL, LLC; SOMMERVILLE REALTY GROUP CORP to SPRING BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2018-01-10 | Mortgage $426,889 — from BETHEL CAPITAL LLC to SPRING BANK | $426,889 | |
| 2014-12-11 | AL&R $400,000 — from BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC to MAGRO, ROBERT; MAGRO, ANTOINETTE; BRONXZONIA LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | AL&R $400,000 — from BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC to BRONXZONIA LLC; RON RON JUICE LLC; MAGRO, ROBERT; MAGRO, ANTOINETTE | $400,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Mortgage $400,000 — from BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC to BRONXZONIA LLC; RON RON JUICE LLC; MAGRO, ANTOINETTE; MAGRO, ROBERT | $400,000 | |
| 2011-11-16 | AL&R $300,000 — from BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC to RON RON JUICE LLC; BRONXZONIA LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2011-11-16 | Deed $350,000 — from LEMUS, CARMEN; LEMUS, CARMEN M; LEMUS, SANTIAGO to BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2011-11-16 | Mortgage $300,000 — from BETHEL CAPITAL, LLC to BRONXZONIA LLC; RON RON JUICE LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2007-10-29 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LEMUS, CARMEN M; LEMUS, SANTIAGO to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $100,000 | |
| 1989-06-16 | Mortgage $78,000 — from HOWELL, GEORGE; ROMAN, MARIA to OLIVO, JUAN | $78,000 | |
| 1987-03-18 | Mortgage $58,000 — from MARTINEZ, EVARISTO; BETANCES, ISRAEL to OLIVO, JUAN | $58,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 39 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 129 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 343 | 0 | 4 | 352 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 3 | 227 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 1 | 2 | 268 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 118 | 2 | 4 | 138 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 776 | 0 | 1 | 783 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 288 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 69 |
Every one of the 2,396 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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