352 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 DOB violations, 85 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 9.2. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1711-1723 TOWNSEND HDFC |
| Head officer | VICTOR GREY |
| Managing agent | ESRA MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,374,000 | $618,300 |
| 2026 | $1,350,000 | $607,500 |
| 2027 | $1,444,000 | $649,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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.
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.
| Subway | 176 St — 4 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 174-175 Sts — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 175 St / Walton Av — Bx32 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Townsend Ave & E 175 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld. 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.
1711 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $720,425 on 1996-06-06, covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-08 | RPTT&RET $19,000 — from 1711-1723 TOWNSEND AVENUE HDFC AS SUCCES to DE LA CRUZ, EDGAR | $19,000 | |
| 2011-12-16 | RPTT&RET $15,000 — from CANCEL, ANA to MUNOZ, IVONNE V | $15,000 | |
| 2011-12-13 | RPTT&RET $15,000 — from VILLEGAS, IVONNE V; MUNOZ, IVONNE V to GREY, VICTOR; DIPLE-GREY , ANNY R | $15,000 | |
| 2006-10-24 | RPTT&RET $5,000 — from LUCIANO, MIGUEL to KONTEH, OUSMAN | $5,000 | |
| 2005-11-25 | RPTT&RET $8,000 — from OTCHERE, STEPHEN A; OTCHERE, LYDIA T to JAMMEH, BAKARY | $8,000 | |
| 1996-06-06 | Mortgage $215,000 — from 1711-1723 TOWNSEND AVE HSNG DEV FUND COR to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $215,000 | |
| 1996-06-06 | Mortgage $720,425 — from 1711-1723 TOWNSEND AVE HSNG DEV FUND COR | $720,425 | |
| 1996-06-06 | Mortgage $1,494,575 — from 1711-1723 TOWNSEND AVE HSNG DEV CORP. to NYC HPD | $1,494,575 | |
| 1993-07-13 | Mortgage $1,043,432 — from NY/ENTERPRISE CITYHOME to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION | $1,043,432 | |
| 1993-07-13 | Mortgage $2,365,000 — from NY/ENTERPRISE CITYHOME to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION | $2,365,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
Every one of the 352 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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