1,221 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 412 311 service requests, 351 HPD complaints, 259 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 90.6. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 73 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (11) · Blocked Driveway (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).
$1,267,134 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (58) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1411 TOWNSEND HDFC, INC. |
| Head officer | MARK ENGEL |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,905,000 | $857,250 |
| 2026 | $2,103,000 | $946,350 |
| 2027 | $2,077,000 | $934,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 170 St — 4 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 170 St — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 170 St / Jerome Av — Bx11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Plaza Dr & W 170 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 294, 311. 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.
1411 Townsend 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 |
94 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,679,066 on 2022-10-21 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | Agreement $4,250,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 1411 TOWNSEND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. | $4,250,000 | |
| 2022-10-21 | Mortgage $1,679,067 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP.; 1411 TOWNSEND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,679,067 | |
| 2019-05-15 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-04 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-04 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-04 | Mortgage $512,470 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $512,470 | |
| 2011-04-04 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA | $2,700,000 | |
| 2011-04-04 | Agreement $2,700,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA | $2,700,000 | |
| 2011-04-04 | Mortgage $184,213 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA | $184,213 | |
| 2008-05-22 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $600,000 | |
| 2008-05-22 | AL&R $600,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $600,000 | |
| 2004-04-08 | M&CON $2,200,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,200,000 | |
| 1995-05-23 | Mortgage satisfied $102,449 — from R.L.C. BUILDING CORP to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $102,449 | |
| 1990-02-15 | Mortgage $1,514,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTYCP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATCORP | $1,514,000 | |
| 1990-02-13 | Mortgage $696,000 — from 1411 TOWNSEND REALTYCP to COMMUNITY PRESER CORP | $696,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 81 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 122 | 0 | 5 | 139 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 42 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 7 | 101 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 7 | 115 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 53 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 89 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
Every one of the 1,221 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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