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1421 College Avenue

955Records
18City systems
16Open violations
19.1Penalty rate

955 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 424 311 service requests, 238 HPD complaints, 92 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built2009
Floors6
Res. units115
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CLAREMONT PARK ASSOCS,L.P.
BBL2027860017
BIN2118663

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.1. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’24–25
44
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · PLUMBING (13) · Smoking or Vaping (8) · Water System (6).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (115)
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)CLAREMONT PARK ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerPAUL R FREITAG
Managing agentWEST SIDE FEDERATION
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,085,000 $2,288,250
2026$5,538,000 $2,492,100
2027$6,173,000 $2,777,850

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway170 St — B D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
170 St — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 170 St — Bx32 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMorris Ave & E 171 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 53, 88. 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

1421 College Avenue

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

133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WEST SIDE FEDERATION SENIOR — 21 buildings, 1,059 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
145 West 108th Street MN199 B
570 East 137 Street BX159 A
2689 Broadway MN135 B
168 West 94 Street MN121 B
1421 College Avenue BX115 B
50 West 107 Street MN84 A
109 West 129 Street MN59 A
17 West 102 Street MN54 A
951 Prospect Avenue BX51 A
208 West 84 Street MN20 B
206 West 84 Street MN18 A
29 West 126 Street MN8 B
459 West 147 Street MN8 B
66 West 126 Street MN8 B
134 West 123 Street MN7 A
44 West 87 Street MN7 A
152 West 123 Street MN6 A
2749 Broadway MN0 —
233 West 120 Street MN0 —
443 West 22 Street MN0 —
2341 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,423,620 on 2009-12-29 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing And Assistance), covering 6 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-12-29Mortgage $4,423,620 — from CLAREMONT PARK ASSOCIATES, LP to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI $4,423,620
2009-12-29Agreement $4,423,620 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI $4,423,620
2008-12-30Mortgage $16,100,000 — from CLAREMONT PARK ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $16,100,000
2008-12-30Mortgage $2,395,000 — from CLAREMONT PARK ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,395,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017839249
2018261145145
2019852666
2020154358
2021161365
2022540449
20233361049
2024051960
2025178685
202611343138
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 775Ownership & money 17Health & systems 72

Every one of the 955 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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