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1535 Walton Avenue

2,008Records
19City systems
53Open violations
63.3Penalty rate

2,008 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 633 HPD complaints, 590 311 service requests, 306 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WIIS REALTY LLC
BBL2028450062
BIN2008129

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 63.3. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations53 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
21
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$11,685 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Blocked Driveway (5) · PLUMBING (3) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · Real Time Enforcement (3).

Filed construction activity

$278,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)Wiis Realty LLC
Head officerWilliam Fernandez
Managing agentGENYC REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,573,000 $1,607,850
2026$3,600,000 $1,620,000
2027$3,925,000 $1,766,250

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 22/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayMt Eden Av — 4 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
170 St — B D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / Mount Eden Av — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 500 ft
Citi BikeGrand Concourse & E Mount Eden Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 170 (K-2), 70 (3-5). 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

1535 Walton Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 GENYC REALTY LLC — 65 buildings, 1,826 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B20 · C19 · D17 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
151 Nagle Avenue MN80 B
2715 Grand Concourse BX73 B
2800 University Avenue BX60 B
935 East 163 Street BX60 A
116 E Mosholu Parkway S BX59 C
2766 University Avenue BX55 B
2903 Valentine Avenue BX53 A
684 East 222 Street BX49 B
273 East 239 Street BX49 B
1535 Walton Avenue BX48 B
246 East 199 Street BX47 C
945 East 163 Street BX45 D
2870 Marion Avenue BX44 B
1225 Morris Avenue BX44 C
1250 Leland Avenue BX43 D
1764 Walton Avenue BX43 B
3540 Rochambeau Avenue BX42 B
1360 Plimpton Avenue BX41 C
972 Sherman Avenue BX41 C
312 East 163 Street BX34 C
55 East 179 Street BX33 F
2008 Hughes Avenue BX32 C
1142 College Avenue BX29 D
3042 Grand Concourse BX28 B
2296 Andrews Avenue North BX28 D
1001 Home Street BX26 D
390 East 162 Street BX25 D
18 East 198 Street BX25 D
237 East 163 Street BX25 C
2791 University Avenue BX24 C
1651 Williamsbridge Road BX24 B
264 East 199 Street BX22 B
540 East 183 Street BX22 C
295 East 162 Street BX21 C
964 Sherman Avenue BX21 B
565 East 188 Street BX21 C
299 East 162 Street BX21 B
1343 Prospect Avenue BX21 B
666 East 181 Street BX20 C
960 Sherman Avenue BX20 B
968 Sherman Avenue BX20 C
2550 Bainbridge Avenue BX20 C
1351 Prospect Avenue BX20 B
703 West 180 Street MN20 D
1347 Prospect Avenue BX20 D
1441 Edward L Grant Hwy BX19 D
400 East 187 Street BX18 D
360 East 166 Street BX17 D
256 East 237 Street BX17 A
268 East 237 Street BX17 A
262 East 237 Street BX17 A
2265 Hughes Avenue BX16 B
800 East 149 Street BX15 D
387 East 138 Street BX10 C
261 East 237 Street BX9 A
255 East 237 Street BX9 D
265 East 237 Street BX9 A
3224 Radcliff Avenue BX9 C
2378 Webster Avenue BX8 B
2086 Vyse Avenue BX8 D

showing 60 of 65 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,500 on 2017-06-19 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-06M&CON $7,239,812 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,239,812
2022-01-06AL&R $7,239,812 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,239,812
2021-03-26Agreement $6,889,812 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,889,812
2020-01-02AL&R $6,900,000 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,900,000
2020-01-02M&CON $6,900,000 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,900,000
2017-06-19Mortgage $499,500 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $499,500
2017-06-19AL&R $499,500 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $499,500
2015-05-26AL&R $5,400,000 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,400,000
2015-05-26M&CON $5,400,000 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,400,000
2012-06-18AL&R $3,825,000 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,825,000
2012-06-18Agreement $3,825,000 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,825,000
2012-06-18Mortgage $240,989 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to MJA FINANCIAL LLC $240,989
2012-06-18Agreement $664,832 — from ISWIL REALTY LLC; WIIS REALTY LLC; RAQUEL REALTY LLC; 2550 BAINBRIDGE CORP. to MJA FINANCIAL LLC $664,832
2008-07-21Mortgage $900,000 — from 2550 BAINBRIDGE CORP.; ISWIL REALTY LLC; WIIS REALTY LLC; RAQUEL REALTY LLC to MJA FINANCIAL LLC, AS NOMINEE $900,000
2008-01-11Mortgage $463,737 — from WIIS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO TH $463,737

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170711925133
20180910106116
201951610108130
202024632374
202110521458
202277742696
202321412307146
202413596574
202545311445
2026127280350
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The full timeline

Construction 75Enforcement 197Housing & tenants 1,559Ownership & money 112Health & systems 65

Every one of the 2,008 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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