894 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 415 311 service requests, 182 HPD housing violations, 179 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1935. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 160 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 103 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 41 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · WATER LEAK (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (4).
$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2007) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $836,000 | $50,160 |
| 2026 | $861,000 | $51,660 |
| 2027 | $899,000 | $53,940 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 174-175 Sts — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / E 176 St — Bx32 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Townsend Ave & E 175 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 204 Morris Heights. 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.
1737 Davidson 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 |
104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $660,000 on 2026-06-10 (lender: Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Mortgage $660,000 — from 1737 DAVIDSON AVENUE LLC to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC | $660,000 | |
| 2024-03-14 | Deed $580,000 — from BENSASON, NAHUM to ORAN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LLC | $580,000 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Sold for $580,000 | $580,000 | $193,333 |
| 2019-12-17 | Deed $268,750 — from MAZALOT, INC. to 508 BEACH 43RD STREET LLC | $268,750 | |
| 2019-12-17 | Mortgage $637,500 — from BENSASON, NAHUM to MERS | $637,500 | |
| 2019-12-17 | Deed $850,000 — from 508 BEACH 43RD STREET, LLC to BENSASON, NAHUM | $850,000 | |
| 2019-11-27 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $283,333 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 5 | 87 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 59 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 39 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 3 | 4 | 166 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 123 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 63 |
Every one of the 894 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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