1,645 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 561 HPD complaints, 519 311 service requests, 365 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 51.1. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 44 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
47 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
146 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (58) · HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Noise (17) · Derelict Vehicles (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Water System (6).
$698,733 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1924) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| 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) | NEW TOWNSEND REALTY HDFC, INC |
| Head officer | MARK ENGEL |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,795,000 | $1,257,750 |
| 2026 | $2,872,000 | $1,292,400 |
| 2027 | $2,824,000 | $1,270,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
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.
| Subway | 176 St — 4 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 174-175 Sts — B D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / E 176 St — Bx32 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Townsend Ave & E 175 St · 300 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.
1785 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 |
146 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,300,000 on 2018-03-19 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-19 | AL&R $4,300,000 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP.; NEW TOWNSEND REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,300,000 | |
| 2018-03-19 | Mortgage $4,300,000 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,300,000 | |
| 2017-11-30 | Mortgage $1,450,000 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMNT F; NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to FANNIE MAE | $1,450,000 | |
| 2011-08-10 | Agreement $1,450,000 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP to BEECH STREET CAPITAL LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2011-08-10 | Mortgage $141,072 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP to BEECH STREET CAPITAL LLC | $141,072 | |
| 2004-08-04 | M&CON $1,500,000 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,500,000 | |
| 2004-08-04 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to NEW TOWNSEND REALTY CORP. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2002-05-01 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTYCORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,300,000 | |
| 1993-02-10 | Mortgage $132,750 — from NEW TOWNSEND RLTY CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $132,750 | |
| 1993-02-08 | Mortgage $382,500 — from NEW TOWNSEND REALTYCORP to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD | $382,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 85 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 111 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 66 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 6 | 70 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 5 | 117 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 94 |
Every one of the 1,645 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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