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225 East 179 Street

746Records
19City systems
9Open violations
99.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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746 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints, 87 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built2018
Floors12
Res. units37
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL2028120001
BIN2007745, 2128910, 2833096

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 99.4. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-01.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
16
’25–26

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

$3,437 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Indoor Air Quality (9) · Air Quality (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Unleashed Dog (5).

Filed construction activity

$341,976 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (37)
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)THOROBIRD GRAND LLC
Head officerTHOMAS CAMPBELL
Managing agentWAVECREST MGMT GROUP
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,365,000 $1,964,250
2026$4,554,000 $2,049,300
2027$4,745,000 $2,135,250

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayTremont Av — B D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Burnside Av — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 179 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE Burnside Ave & Ryer Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg. 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

225 East 179 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

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2024-11-14 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development), covering 3 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
2024-11-14Mortgage $2,000,000 — from GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; THOROBIRD GRAND, LLC to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $2,000,000
2024-11-14Agreement $2,000,000 — from THOROBIRD GRAND, LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000
2024-11-14Agreement $1,000,000 — from THOROBIRD GRAND, LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $1,000,000
2021-07-16Mortgage $2,500,000 — from THOROBIRD GRAND LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to REED, MARK $2,500,000
2021-07-16Mortgage $7,650,000 — from GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; THOROBIRD GRAND LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $7,650,000
2021-07-16Mortgage $8,183,411 — from THOROBIRD GRAND LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $8,183,411
2017-10-17Mortgage $1,000,000 — from THOROBIRD GRAND LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,000,000
2017-10-17Mortgage $14,418,279 — from THOROBIRD GRAND LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $14,418,279
2017-10-17Mortgage $32,600,000 — from GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; THOROBIRD GRAND LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $32,600,000
2017-10-17Deed $4,600,000 — from 220E178 LLC to GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $4,600,000
2017-10-17Mortgage $6,316,589 — from THOROBIRD GRAND LLC; GRAND APTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,316,589
2016-12-22Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 220E178 LLC to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $3,000,000
2016-12-22Mortgage $854,170 — from 220E178 LLC to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $854,170
2016-12-22Mortgage $1,245,830 — from 220E178 LLC to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $1,245,830
2016-07-28Deed $999,999 — from MARKS-MARTINEZ, ANN to 220E178 LLC $999,999

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017225414449
2018211450242
2019271820350
2020201610138
2021211417447
202261410804132
202351770689
202423265440
202506360446
20260510801114
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The full timeline

Construction 132Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 404Ownership & money 64Health & systems 48

Every one of the 746 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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