928 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 429 311 service requests, 177 HPD complaints, 120 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.4. 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
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.
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
127 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (60) · Water System (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (6) · WATER LEAK (5).
$1,491,516 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (79) |
| 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) | WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | MATTHEW SCHMELZER |
| Managing agent | TRYAX REALTY MGT INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,327,000 | $2,397,150 |
| 2026 | $5,489,000 | $2,470,050 |
| 2027 | $5,398,000 | $2,429,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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.
| Subway | 170 St — B D · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 170 St — 4 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 172 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Walton Ave & E 171 St · 100 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.
1454 Walton 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 |
127 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 TRYAX REALTY MGT INC — 31 buildings, 1,713 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B16 · C6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 West 139 Street | MN | 133 | C |
| 2735 Sedgwick Avenue | BX | 124 | C |
| 1027 Walton Avenue | BX | 85 | C |
| 267 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 84 | B |
| 1478 Walton Avenue | BX | 79 | B |
| 1454 Walton Avenue | BX | 79 | A |
| 1475 Walton Avenue | BX | 68 | B |
| 54 Featherbed Lane | BX | 68 | B |
| 277 East 207 Street | BX | 68 | A |
| 56 East 174 Street | BX | 66 | B |
| 1720 University Avenue | BX | 62 | C |
| 1540 Walton Avenue | BX | 59 | B |
| 1643 Nelson Avenue | BX | 58 | B |
| 315 East 167 Street | BX | 55 | A |
| 47 Featherbed Lane | BX | 55 | A |
| 1630 Undercliff Avenue | BX | 55 | B |
| 390 East 153 Street | BX | 54 | B |
| 1506 Walton Avenue | BX | 53 | B |
| 2304 Grand Avenue | BX | 52 | B |
| 2305 Grand Avenue | BX | 52 | B |
| 1683 University Avenue | BX | 51 | B |
| 200 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 41 | B |
| 196 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 41 | C |
| 2375 Marion Avenue | BX | 40 | A |
| 1530 Plimpton Avenue | BX | 40 | A |
| 192 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 35 | A |
| 116 West 176 Street | BX | 25 | A |
| 1733 University Avenue | BX | 21 | B |
| 3580 Netherland Avenue | BX | 5 | C |
| 3590 Netherland Avenue | BX | 5 | B |
| 105 Rockwood Street | BX | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $160,000 on 2020-01-13 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-13 | Mortgage $160,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $160,000 | |
| 2020-01-13 | Agreement $9,520,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $9,520,000 | |
| 2018-02-20 | Mortgage $1,460,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,460,000 | |
| 2018-02-20 | Agreement $9,360,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $9,360,000 | |
| 2014-11-25 | Agreement $7,900,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $7,900,000 | |
| 2014-11-25 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,300,000 | |
| 2011-10-14 | Agreement $6,600,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,600,000 | |
| 2009-05-04 | Mortgage $1,623,917 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,623,917 | |
| 2009-05-04 | Agreement $6,600,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,600,000 | |
| 2009-05-04 | AL&R $6,600,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,600,000 | |
| 2006-03-28 | Mortgage $1,304,833 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,304,833 | |
| 2003-06-13 | M&CON $3,671,250 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,671,250 | |
| 1999-03-16 | Mortgage $1,445,526 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,445,526 | |
| 1983-09-21 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES to DOLLAR-DRY DOCK SAVS | $2,000,000 | |
| 1983-09-21 | Mortgage $2,268,384 — from WALTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES to DOLLAR-DRY DOCK SAVS | $2,268,384 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 71 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 95 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 55 |
Every one of the 928 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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