1,747 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 610 311 service requests, 508 HPD complaints, 292 HPD housing violations.
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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 92.8. 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 | 22 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
111 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 45 · winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
197 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · Noise (50) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · WATER LEAK (10) · PLUMBING (9).
$306,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (92) |
| 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) | SYCAMORE ROW LLC |
| Head officer | PETER BOURBEAU |
| Managing agent | SYCAMORE BIRCH MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,059,000 | $1,376,550 |
| 2026 | $3,221,000 | $1,449,450 |
| 2027 | $2,938,000 | $1,322,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 2011 (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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 174-175 Sts — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / W 176 St — Bx32 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W Tremont Ave & Grand Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 306 Middle: The Bronx School of Young Leaders. 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.
1740 Grand 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 |
197 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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 SYCAMORE BIRCH MANAGEMENT LLC — 45 buildings, 1,426 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B24 · C6 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $266,730 on 2021-06-22 (lender: Sterling National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-22 | AL&R $7,875,000 — from TONLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SYCAMORE ROW, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $7,875,000 | |
| 2021-06-22 | Mortgage $266,731 — from TONLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SYCAMORE ROW, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $266,731 | |
| 2021-06-22 | Agreement $7,875,000 — from TONLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; SYCAMORE ROW, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $7,875,000 | |
| 2018-11-02 | AL&R $950,000 — from SYCAMORE ROW, LLC; TOLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to SIGNATURE BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2018-11-02 | Mortgage $950,000 — from SYCAMORE ROW, LLC; TOLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to SIGNATURE BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2017-01-25 | Mortgage $7,300,000 — from SYCAMORE ROW LLC; TOLENTINE ZEISER HDFC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,300,000 | |
| 2017-01-25 | AL&R $7,300,000 — from SYCAMORE ROW LLC; TOLENTINE ZEISER HDFC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,300,000 | |
| 2014-06-26 | Agreement $2,965,727 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to TOLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BOURBEAU, PETER | $2,965,727 | |
| 2014-04-10 | AL&R $5,900,000 — from TOLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; SYCAMORE ROW LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,900,000 | |
| 2014-04-10 | Mortgage $5,900,000 — from TOLENTINE-ZEISER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; SYCAMORE ROW LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,900,000 | |
| 1996-09-05 | Mortgage $1,107,738 — from SYCAMORE ROW LLC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $1,107,738 | |
| 1996-09-05 | Mortgage $457,738 — from SYCAMORE ROW LLC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $457,738 | |
| 1989-08-17 | Mortgage $115,589 — from BRONX UNTD/LEVER DOLLAR to DOLLAR DRY DOCK BANK | $115,589 | |
| 1982-12-14 | Mortgage $159,900 — from CARLIN, MARTIN to AETNA CASUALTY&SURETY CO | $159,900 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 49 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 59 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 139 | 0 | 12 | 158 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 112 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 44 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 82 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 110 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 201 | 0 | 11 | 234 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 0 | 16 | 171 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 98 |
Every one of the 1,747 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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