8,967 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,036 311 service requests, 3,005 HPD complaints, 2,254 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 325.4. 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
| Open HPD violations | 92 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2010-03-26. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
233 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 118 · winter 2024–25: 53 · winter 2025–26: 25 · winter 2026–27: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
666 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (148) · HEAT/HOT WATER (112) · PLUMBING (90) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (78) · PAINT/PLASTER (34) · Elevator (22).
$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1941) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (74) |
| 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) | TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES LLC |
| Head officer | Moshe Piller |
| Managing agent | mp management llc |
| Last registered | 2026-06-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,128,000 | $1,407,600 |
| 2026 | $3,591,000 | $1,615,950 |
| 2027 | $3,994,000 | $1,797,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 7) |
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 2016 (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 | Mt Eden Av — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Macombs Rd / Inwood Av — Bx18B · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Walton Ave & E 171 St · 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.
1505 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 |
666 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 112 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 MP MANAGEMENT LLC — 52 buildings, 2,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B14 · C20 · D11 · F4. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,950,000 on 2015-04-09 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-11 | AL&R $14,500,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,500,000 | |
| 2022-05-11 | M&CON $14,500,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,500,000 | |
| 2018-03-05 | Agreement $10,658,807 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,658,807 | |
| 2018-03-05 | Agreement $2,950,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2015-04-09 | AL&R $2,950,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2015-04-09 | Mortgage $2,950,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2013-01-10 | Deed $6,506,896 — from 1505 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC | $6,506,896 | |
| 2013-01-10 | AL&R $11,550,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK, N.A. | $11,550,000 | |
| 2013-01-10 | Agreement $11,550,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK, N.A. | $11,550,000 | |
| 2012-01-13 | AL&R $4,470,000 — from 1505 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,470,000 | |
| 2012-01-13 | Agreement $4,470,000 — from 1505 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,470,000 | |
| 2010-12-28 | Agreement $119,238,000 — from 711 WALTON AVE OWNER LLC; 1495 MORRIS AVE OWNER LLC; 1244 GRAND CONCOURSE OWNER LLC; 1360 to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTAGE CORPORATION | $119,238,000 | |
| 2010-11-19 | Agreement $4,493,688 — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to 1505 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC | $4,493,688 | |
| 2010-11-19 | ASPM $4,493,688 — from 1505 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $4,493,688 | |
| 2010-11-19 | Deed $4,493,688 — from 1505 TOWNSEND LLC to 1505 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC | $4,493,688 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 41 | 309 | 0 | 12 | 362 |
| 2018 | 0 | 27 | 363 | 2 | 6 | 398 |
| 2019 | 0 | 18 | 372 | 0 | 13 | 403 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 245 | 0 | 6 | 253 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 375 | 0 | 3 | 383 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 604 | 2 | 8 | 617 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 660 | 0 | 13 | 678 |
| 2024 | 2 | 16 | 532 | 4 | 13 | 567 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 483 | 0 | 8 | 497 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 434 | 0 | 5 | 440 |
Every one of the 8,967 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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