2,553 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,216 HPD housing violations, 554 HPD complaints, 512 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 4532. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 400 total — 120 class C (immediately hazardous), 223 class B, 57 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-19. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
71 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · PLUMBING (13) · WATER LEAK (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
$8,640 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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1821 TOPPING AVE LLC |
| Head officer | IHSAN SALEEM |
| Managing agent | ROBERT COLON |
| Last registered | 2018-11-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $668,000 | $40,080 |
| 2026 | $796,000 | $47,760 |
| 2027 | $959,000 | $57,540 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2025 (1 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 | Tremont Av — B D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 177 St — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand Concourse & E 176 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld. 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.
1821 Topping 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 |
86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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: $561,400 on 2019-04-18 (lender: Falcon Re19 Fundingco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-25 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 1974 MORRIS AVE LLC; 1821 TOPPING AVE LLC; 1143 FOREST AVE LLC; 700 BECK STREET LLC; 1988 to FALCON RE19 FUNDINGCO LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2019-04-18 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1974 MORRIS AVE LLC; 1143 FOREST AVE LLC; 1821 TOPPING AVE LLC; 1988 MORRIS AVE LLC; 700 B to FALCON RE19 FUNDINGCO LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2019-04-18 | Mortgage $561,400 — from 1988 MORRIS AVE LLC; 1821 TOPPING AVE LLC; 1143 FOREST AVE LLC; 1974 MORRIS AVE LLC; 700 B to FALCON RE19 FUNDINGCO LLC | $561,400 | |
| 2018-02-09 | Mortgage $455,000 — from 1821 TOPPING AVE LLC to PATCH OF LAND LENDING LLC | $455,000 | |
| 2018-02-09 | AL&R $455,000 — from 1821 TOPPING AVE LLC to PATCH OF LAND LENDING LLC | $455,000 | |
| 2016-04-20 | Deed $577,000 — from BURGA, ALICE; BURGA, LISA; BURGA, JOSEPH to 1821 topping ave llc | $577,000 | |
| 2016-04-20 | Mortgage $448,000 — from 1821 topping ave llc to PATCH OF LAND, LLC | $448,000 | |
| 2016-03-15 | Sold for $577,000 | $577,000 | $192,333 |
| 2009-10-29 | Mortgage $424,297 — from BURGA, LISA; BURGA, ALICE; BURGA, JOSEPH M to NATIONWIDE EQUITIES CORP. | $424,297 | |
| 2007-09-14 | Mortgage $100,000 — from BURGA, ALICE M; BURGA, LISA M to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $100,000 | |
| 2006-05-26 | Mortgage $75,000 — from BURGA, ALICE M; BURGA, JOSEPH M; BURGA, LISA M to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $75,000 | |
| 2005-11-03 | Deed $212,500 — from JACKSON, CARLOS; BURGA, ALICE; BURGA, JOSEPH M; JACKSON, GLORIA to BURGA, LISA; BURGA, ALICE; BURGA, JOSEPH M | $212,500 | |
| 2005-11-03 | Mortgage $276,250 — from BURGA, JOSEPH M; BURGA, ALICE; BURGA, LISA to MERS | $276,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 32 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 8 | 112 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 904 | 5 | 10 | 923 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 0 | 4 | 529 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 91 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 12 | 267 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 179 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 144 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 188 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
Every one of the 2,553 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 10457 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map