1,367 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 515 311 service requests, 385 HPD complaints, 255 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 134.2. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 97 total — 45 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-12. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
146 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 112). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
163 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (69) · Noise (20) · Illegal Parking (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (7).
$110,628 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (54) |
| 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) | PRC WESTCHESTER AVE |
| Head officer | JENNIFER LAU |
| Managing agent | FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT LLC /LOCUST |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,457,000 | $1,555,650 |
| 2026 | $3,459,000 | $1,556,550 |
| 2027 | $4,125,000 | $1,856,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 | Whitlock Av — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Simpson St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Bryant Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 167 St & Bryant Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery Middle: Bronx Academy for Multi-Media. 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.
1240 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 |
163 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 69 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 FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT — 207 buildings, 6,649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A51 · B80 · C51 · D16 · F6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 207 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $28,555,201 on 2025-07-21 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Mortgage $28,555,202 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $28,555,202 | |
| 2025-07-21 | Agreement $48,450,000 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $48,450,000 | |
| 2025-04-03 | RPTT $3,133,806 — from STERLING CORPORATE SERVICES LLC; FIRST STERLING INVESTORS 092 LLC to LOCUST INVESTOR LLC | $3,133,806 | |
| 2022-01-03 | RPTT&RET $38,638,355 — from F&J DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC; PROPERTY RESOURCES CORPORATION to BRONX PRESERVATION HOLDINGS LLC | $38,638,355 | |
| 2013-08-16 | Agreement $14,618,564 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL | $14,618,564 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Agreement $3,560,355 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL | $3,560,355 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Agreement $14,606,140 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL | $14,606,140 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Mortgage $3,946,092 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,946,092 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Mortgage $21,262,634 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $21,262,634 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Mortgage $9,691,274 — from PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $9,691,274 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Deed $11,316,982 — from ALDUS III ASSOCIATES L.P. to PRC WESTCHESTER AVENUE LLC | $11,316,982 | |
| 2002-12-24 | Mortgage $1,909,400 — from ALDUS III ASSOCIATESL.P. to LOVE FUNDING CORPORATION | $1,909,400 | |
| 2002-12-24 | Mortgage $6,000,022 — from ALDUS III ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HUD | $6,000,022 | |
| 1982-09-08 | Mortgage assigned $8,742,300 — from GOVERNMENT N'TL MTGE to RIGGS N'TL BK OF WASH/TR | $8,742,300 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 77 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 123 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 148 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 16 | 1 | 77 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
Every one of the 1,367 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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