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20 East 179 Street

759Records
17City systems
19Open violations
96.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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759 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 311 service requests, 238 HPD complaints, 114 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units30
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC.
BBL2028540015
BIN2008263

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 96.3. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations19 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (47) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Illegal Parking (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,332,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)NCV HOPE LLC
Head officerHARRISON RAYFORD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,659,000 $746,550
2026$1,690,000 $760,500
2027$1,654,000 $744,300

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayBurnside Av — 4 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Tremont Av — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / West Tremont Av — Bx32 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE Tremont Ave & Jerome Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Mount Hope. 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

20 East 179 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 Seaman Avenue MN228 B
1125 Washington Avenue BK132 C
61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard QN101 C
118-18 Metropolitan Avenue QN85 A
400 East Mosholu Parkway BX78 C
3210 Avenue H BK78 B
2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 B
2852 8 Avenue MN69 C
254 Quentin Road BK48 A
116-27 169 Street QN40 B
11-25 46 Road QN39 A
118 Garfield Place BK39 A
263 West 152 Street MN35 D
20 East 179 Street BX30 B
932 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN30 C
235 West 145 Street MN29 C
2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 B
116-26 169 Street QN24 A
2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 D
157 Vernon Avenue BK21 B
1163 43 Street BK20 A
1157 43 Street BK20 B
2538 Adam C Powell Blvd MN19 B
116-31 170 Street QN16 B
77-05 41 Avenue QN16 A
2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 C
2542 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 C
201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 B
2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
1095 Jerome Avenue BX9 A
114-30 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
114-34 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
225 West 78 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,600,000 on 2019-01-11 (lender: Cpc Funding Spe 1 LLC), covering 13 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
2019-01-11Agreement $19,218,517 — from MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC.; NCV HOPE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $19,218,517
2019-01-11AL&R $10,352,248 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $10,352,248
2019-01-11AL&R $8,728,610 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $8,728,610
2019-01-11AL&R $10,398,322 — from MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC.; NCV HOPE LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $10,398,322
2019-01-11Mortgage $42,600,000 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $42,600,000
2019-01-11Mortgage $10,352,248 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $10,352,248
2019-01-11Mortgage $8,728,610 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $8,728,610
2019-01-11Mortgage $10,398,322 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $10,398,322
2019-01-11Deed $21,043,679 — from BUILD MT. HOPE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. $21,043,679
2019-01-11AL&R $42,600,000 — from NCV HOPE LLC; MOUNT HOPE RENAISSANCE HDFC, INC. to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $42,600,000
2018-12-21Sold for $21,043,679 $21,043,679 $701,456
1991-06-27Mortgage $9,756,393 — from BUILD-MT. HOPE HSNGDEV to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $9,756,393

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110213
201850522261
2019712716354
20203080415
202100270330
202201140621
202301391546
202400330639
202502600567
202600830487
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 635Ownership & money 31Health & systems 60

Every one of the 759 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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