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1605 Townsend Avenue

2,536Records
19City systems
15Open violations
250.8Penalty rate

2,536 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 870 HPD complaints, 804 311 service requests, 454 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC
BBL2028470022
BIN2008145

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 250.8. 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 violations15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-06-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
2
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$22,812 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · FLOORING/STAIRS (16) · Noise (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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 REALTY ESTATES LLC
Head officerMOSHE PILLER
Managing agentmp management llc
Last registered2026-06-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,018,000 $908,100
2026$2,250,000 $1,012,500
2027$2,452,000 $1,103,400

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 8/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 7)

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 2018 (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

SubwayMt Eden Av — 4 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
174-175 Sts — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 174 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 600 ft
Citi BikeFeatherbed Ln & Jerome Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 170 (K-2), 199 (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

1605 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

186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 MP MANAGEMENT LLC — 52 buildings, 2,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B14 · C20 · D11 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155 Linden Boulevard BK143 F
101 Post Avenue MN121 F
1742 East 172 Street BX91 F
1 Jacobus Place MN84 C
2757 Claflin Avenue BX83 C
404 Audubon Avenue MN80 C
8750 Bay Parkway BK75 B
2501 Davidson Avenue BX74 C
1505 Townsend Avenue BX74 D
35 Arden Street MN68 B
18 Jacobus Place MN67 D
7101 Bay Parkway BK65 B
10 Fairview Avenue MN62 B
1025 Boynton Avenue BX61 F
1565 Townsend Avenue BX61 C
2000 Kings Highway BK59 B
7201 Bay Parkway BK59 B
205 East 17 Street BK54 C
125 East 19 Street BK54 D
1 Adrian Avenue MN52 C
809 West 177 Street MN50 D
720 Hunts Point Avenue BX48 C
3845 18 Avenue BK48 B
1775 Davidson Avenue BX47 D
106 Avenue P BK47 A
65 Wadsworth Terrace MN46 B
1102 Glenwood Road BK45 B
1480 Ocean Avenue BK44 D
1755 Weeks Avenue BX44 C
609 West 189 Street MN43 B
624 East 222 Street BX43 C
16 Marble Hill Avenue MN42 C
2020 Albemarle Road BK42 C
710 Hunts Point Avenue BX42 C
3110 Brighton 3 Street BK42 C
96 Wadsworth Terrace MN42 C
2528 Cruger Avenue BX42 B
1605 Townsend Avenue BX36 C
1767 Weeks Avenue BX35 B
2010 Newkirk Avenue BK34 C
30 Fairview Avenue MN30 B
565 West 192 Street MN30 C
2874 Grand Concourse BX27 D
825 West 180 Street MN27 A
2860 Grand Concourse BX25 D
2015 Belmont Avenue BX22 D
604 West 191 Street MN21 B
556 West 191 Street MN21 C
510 Audubon Avenue MN20 C
562 West 191 Street MN20 D
819 West 180 Street MN20 A
2016 Hughes Avenue BX20 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-11AL&R $14,500,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,500,000
2022-05-11M&CON $14,500,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,500,000
2019-09-09EASE $68,900 — from LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET OPCO LLC to BSIP PROPCO SPV LLC $68,900
2019-09-09ASSTO $620,100 — from LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET OPCO LLC to BSIP PROPCO SPV LLC $620,100
2018-03-05Agreement $2,950,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,950,000
2018-03-05Agreement $10,658,807 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,658,807
2015-04-09AL&R $2,950,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,950,000
2015-04-09Mortgage $2,950,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,950,000
2013-02-13Mortgage $472,380 — from LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 6 LLC to TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. $472,380
2013-01-10AL&R $11,550,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK, N.A. $11,550,000
2013-01-10Agreement $11,550,000 — from TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK, N.A. $11,550,000
2013-01-10Deed $3,165,518 — from 1605 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to TOWNSEND REALTY ESTATES, LLC $3,165,518
2012-12-06LEAS $346,398 — from 1605 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to LD HOLDINGS LLC $346,398
2012-11-05EASE $38,459 — from 1605 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to LD HOLDINGS LLC $38,459
2012-01-18Agreement $1,725,000 — from 1605 TOWNSEND AVE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,725,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017121530479
20180615523166
2019069535109
202001900293
20210613503144
202202392346
20230113603140
202409243412268
20250313004137
202603610569
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 213Housing & tenants 2,171Ownership & money 66Health & systems 65

Every one of the 2,536 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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