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1575 Townsend Avenue

3,760Records
19City systems
292Open violations
165.4Penalty rate

3,760 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,373 HPD housing violations, 1,056 HPD complaints, 954 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1922
Floors6
Res. units45
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL2028460037
BIN2008140, 2098297

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 165.4. 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 violations292 total — 77 class C (immediately hazardous), 138 class B, 77 class A. Oldest open since 2008-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

83 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · Water System (24) · PLUMBING (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11).

Filed construction activity

$635,880 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HDFC
Head officerSalvatore D'AVOLA
Managing agentTHE WAVECREST MNGT TEAM
Last registered2026-04-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,374,000 $1,518,300
2026$3,219,000 $1,448,550
2027$3,337,000 $1,501,650

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
174-175 Sts — 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 · 650 ft
Citi BikeFeatherbed Ln & Jerome Ave · 600 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

1575 Townsend 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

206 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

showing 60 of 362 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,214,000 on 2026-04-16 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-16Agreement $12,451,361 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,451,361
2026-04-16Mortgage $8,214,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,214,000
2026-04-16Mortgage $63,932,547 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $63,932,547
2026-04-16AL&R $8,214,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,214,000
2026-04-16Mortgage $705,625 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $705,625
2025-09-19Agreement $94,393,270 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEV $94,393,270
2025-09-19Agreement $750,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEV $750,000
2025-09-19Agreement $750,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEV $750,000
2025-09-19Agreement $6,800,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEV $6,800,000
2025-09-19Agreement $122,644,384 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEV $122,644,384
2024-10-01AL&R $6,800,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,800,000
2024-10-01Mortgage $6,800,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,800,000
2022-10-28Mortgage $4,058,028 — from NEIGHBROHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,058,028
2021-07-13Deed $8,638,510 — from YOUNG AND BOOBY REALTY CORP. to NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $8,638,510
2021-07-13Mortgage $122,644,384 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $122,644,384

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170129706304
201801338347407
2019010181011202
20201118408194
20210126099279
20220024216249
20230023705242
20241110357117
202530177134197
202620146860216
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 3,463Ownership & money 72Health & systems 146

Every one of the 3,760 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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