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1706 Selwyn Avenue

721Records
18City systems
0Open violations
43.3Penalty rate

721 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 115 HPD complaints, 45 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)ECHO PLACE
BBL2028240045
BIN2007872

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 43.3. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Illegal Parking (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · WATER LEAK (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · Elevator (3).

Filed construction activity

$168,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ECHO PLACE LLC
Head officerJACOB GUZ
Managing agentJacob Guz
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,564,000 $703,800
2026$1,683,000 $757,350
2027$1,744,000 $784,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fresco & RapidoSpanishA—
Julio CastilloNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway174-175 Sts — B D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 174 St — Bx32 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 174 St & Walton Ave · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

1706 Selwyn Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $1,092,978 on 2015-04-10 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-10Mortgage $1,092,978 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,092,978
2015-04-10Agreement $2,500,000 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to ASTORIA BANK $2,500,000
2011-05-20Mortgage $604,201 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $604,201
2011-05-20Agreement $1,500,000 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2011-05-20AL&R $1,500,000 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2004-12-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,000,000
2004-12-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to ECHO PLACE LLC $1,000,000
2004-12-16Mortgage $308,867 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $308,867
2002-08-13Mortgage $115,000 — from ECHO PLACE LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC. $115,000
2001-06-21Mortgage $60,000 — from ECHO PLACE INC. to PRINCIPAL CAPITAL CORP $60,000
1991-09-24Mortgage $50,010 — from ECHO PLACE, INC to FIRST FEDERAL S&LA/ROCHE $50,010
1989-06-26Mortgage $499,990 — from ECHO PLACE, INC. to SELWYN ASSETS, INC. $499,990

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017029213
2018339318
20190319325
20200035338
20210048351
20220111315
20234133543
20242237748
2025101054110
20261024429
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 523Ownership & money 40Health & systems 62

Every one of the 721 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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