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643 Barretto Street

602Records
16City systems
16Open violations
1082.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10474 · Neighborhood: Hunts Point
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602 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 201 HPD housing violations, 175 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10474
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)BAR 643 LLC
BBL2027650150
BIN2006614

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1082.4. In ZIP 10474, 42% of residential buildings hold an A and 26% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
8
’24–25

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · WATER LEAK (13) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Rodent (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$171,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)BAR 643 LLC
Head officerSHAYA SEIDENFELD
Managing agentSHAYA SEIDENFELD
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$679,000 $305,550
2026$815,000 $366,750
2027$978,000 $440,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Longwood Av / Tiffany St — Bx46 · 550 ft
Citi BikeHunts Point Ave & Bryant Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 Joseph R. Drake
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.

Report a problem to 311

643 Barretto Street

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

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $865,000 on 2021-02-16 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-16Agreement $1,275,000 — from BAR 643 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,275,000
2021-02-16Mortgage $865,000 — from BAR 643 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $865,000
2016-06-16AL&R $220,000 — from BAR 643 LLC to 643 BARRETTO FUNDING L.P. $220,000
2016-06-16Mortgage $220,000 — from BAR 643 LLC to 643 BARRETTO FUNDING L.P. $220,000
2016-06-08AL&R $300,000 — from BAR 643 LLC to 643 BARRETTO FUNDING L.P. $300,000
2016-06-08Mortgage $300,000 — from BAR 643 LLC to 643 BARRETTO FUNDING L.P. $300,000
2016-06-08Deed $390,000 — from 643 BARETTO ST., LLC to BAR 643 LLC $390,000
2016-05-16Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $78,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172780219
201801420245
201921350240
202010230226
202100257234
202201161523
202301140116
20240116305169
202501550561
202606610168
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 500Ownership & money 20Health & systems 30

Every one of the 602 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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