1,806 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 577 HPD complaints, 523 311 service requests, 509 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 125.7. 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 | 30 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-05. |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
153 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 141). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
230 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (72) · GENERAL (65) · Noise (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PLUMBING (11) · APPLIANCE (10).
$2,447,948 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (58) |
| 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) | BK WESTCHESTER HOME ST LL |
| Head officer | HOPE BURGESS |
| Managing agent | BANANA KELLY CIA , INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,497,000 | $1,123,650 |
| 2026 | $2,525,000 | $1,136,250 |
| 2027 | $2,446,000 | $1,100,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Simpson St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Bryant Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 150 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.
1244 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 |
230 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 72 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 BANANA KELLY CIA INC. — 50 buildings, 1,285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C16 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,215 on 2022-12-02 (lender: Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, In), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-02 | Agreement $4,548,602 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BK WES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $4,548,602 | |
| 2022-12-02 | Mortgage $120,215 — from BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 1244-1246 WESTCH to BANANA KELLY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOC | $120,215 | |
| 2022-12-02 | Agreement $500,000 — from BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; B.K. HOME STREET to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $500,000 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Agreement $6,521,360 — from BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; B.K. HOME STREET to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $6,521,360 | |
| 2019-12-20 | AL&R $500,000 — from B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; 1244-1246 WESTCH to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Mortgage $500,000 — from B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; BK WES to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Mortgage $4,548,602 — from BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; B.K. HOME STREET to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $4,548,602 | |
| 2019-12-20 | AL&R $6,070,161 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; B.K. HOME STREET to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $6,070,161 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Mortgage $826,967 — from BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 1244-1246 WESTCH to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $826,967 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Mortgage $5,243,194 — from B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BK WESTCHESTER HOME STREET LLC; 1244-1246 WESTCH to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,243,194 | |
| 2019-12-20 | AL&R $4,548,602 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV; B.K. HOME STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BK WES to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $4,548,602 | |
| 2008-03-20 | Mortgage $129,566 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $129,566 | |
| 2008-03-20 | Agreement $745,566 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $745,566 | |
| 2008-03-20 | Agreement $5,059,252 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,059,252 | |
| 2006-07-01 | Agreement $361,171 — from 1244-1246 WESTCHESTER AVENUE HOUSING DEV to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $361,171 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 91 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 56 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 218 |
Every one of the 1,806 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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