1,433 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 522 HPD housing violations, 443 HPD complaints, 353 311 service requests.
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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 1316.6. 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 | 159 total — 70 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2017-02-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · PLUMBING (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · WATER LEAK (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · ELECTRIC (6).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | 1038 |
| Head officer | Abraham Samuel |
| Managing agent | Abraham Samuel |
| Last registered | 2024-11-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,378,000 | $620,100 |
| 2026 | $1,276,000 | $574,200 |
| 2027 | $1,531,000 | $688,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Bryant Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Longfellow Ave & E 165 St · 200 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.
1038 Lowell Street
| 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 |
105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 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: $847,334 on 2016-08-29 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-29 | AL&R $1,530,000 — from 1038 LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,530,000 | |
| 2016-08-29 | Agreement $1,530,000 — from 1038 LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,530,000 | |
| 2016-08-29 | Mortgage $847,335 — from 1038 LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $847,335 | |
| 2014-03-27 | Deed $950,000 — from B.I.P. REALTY CORP to 1038 LLC | $950,000 | |
| 2014-03-27 | Agreement $712,500 — from 1038 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $712,500 | |
| 2014-03-27 | Mortgage $29,060 — from 1038 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $29,060 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Mortgage $515,460 — from B.I.P. REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $515,460 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Mortgage $772,500 — from B.I.P. REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $772,500 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Agreement $772,500 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to B.I.P. REALTY CORP. | $772,500 | |
| 2001-10-18 | Mortgage $288,000 — from B.I.P. REALTY CORP. to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $288,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 141 |
| 2018 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 72 |
| 2019 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 81 |
| 2020 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 93 |
| 2022 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 56 |
| 2023 | 1 | 114 | 3 | 118 |
| 2024 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 69 |
| 2025 | 3 | 317 | 8 | 328 |
| 2026 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 127 |
Every one of the 1,433 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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