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1400 Townsend Avenue

2,172Records
18City systems
10Open violations
195.4Penalty rate

2,172 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 916 311 service requests, 525 HPD complaints, 445 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1923
Floors5
Res. units38
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL2028430035
BIN2008097

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 195.4. In ZIP 10452, 28% 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

Open HPD violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

116 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 65). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

328 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (195) · HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Consumer Complaint (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (8).

Filed construction activity

$31,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerErnesto Decena
Managing agentTOWNSEND AVE REALTY ASSOC LLC
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,469,000 $2,461,050
2026$5,581,000 $2,511,450
2027$5,551,000 $2,497,950

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BB Juice BarJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsBMice evidence
Dominican Bar & RestaurantSpanishA—
Kennedy Fried ChickenChickenA—
Super Tacos El ReyMexicanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 4 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway170 St — 4 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
170 St — B D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 170 St / Jerome Av — Bx11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWalton Ave & E 171 St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

1400 Townsend 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

328 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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: $2,325,000 on 2018-08-13 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-05Agreement $7,908,943 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,908,943
2018-08-13AL&R $2,325,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,325,000
2018-08-13Mortgage $2,325,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,325,000
2015-12-02AL&R $8,775,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,775,000
2015-12-02M&CON $8,775,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,775,000
2013-07-09M&CON $7,250,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,250,000
2013-07-09AL&R $7,250,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,250,000
2011-12-22AL&R $5,600,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,600,000
2011-12-22Mortgage $5,600,000 — from TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,600,000
2011-12-22Deed $5,875,000 — from SIX STAR REALTY CORP. to TOWNSEND AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC $5,875,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201709155014178
201846214210236
201903417503212
202001670270
202101861290
202200710576
202302165012179
202400215816239
20250016109170
20260015708165
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 1,921Ownership & money 46Health & systems 100

Every one of the 2,172 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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