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1815 Davidson Avenue

4,694Records
20City systems
1Open violations
82.3Penalty rate

4,694 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,674 HPD complaints, 1,549 311 service requests, 1,057 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HO USING
BBL2028670139
BIN2008517

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 82.3. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
27
’24–25
11
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (36) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · FLOORING/STAIRS (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · Illegal Parking (11).

Filed construction activity

$3,345,844 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC
Head officerPIERRE DOWNING
Managing agentMOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,805,000 $1,262,250
2026$2,672,000 $1,202,400
2027$2,644,000 $1,189,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, 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.

2 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.

Getting around

Subway176 St — 4 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
174-175 Sts — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Tremont Av / W 177 St — Bx36 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW Tremont Ave & Grand Ave · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

1815 Davidson Avenue

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

151 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC — 19 buildings, 664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1800 Davidson Avenue BX67 B
1821 Davidson Avenue BX55 A
1735 Townsend Avenue BX53 B
1789 Davidson Avenue BX44 B
1995 Creston Avenue BX41 B
1985 Creston Avenue BX41 B
1815 Davidson Avenue BX40 B
264 Echo Place BX39 B
1982 Walton Avenue BX37 C
2038 Morris Avenue BX36 A
1822 Davidson Avenue BX35 B
2042 Morris Avenue BX31 B
1734 Townsend Avenue BX26 B
2474 Marion Avenue BX25 A
1870 Morris Avenue BX25 B
2059 Davidson Avenue BX20 B
2055 Davidson Avenue BX20 B
65 East Tremont Avenue BX16 C
1910 Morris Avenue BX13 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2018-03-08 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), 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
2023-04-20Agreement $1,000,000 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,000,000
2018-03-08Agreement $5,405,941 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD $5,405,941
2018-03-08Mortgage $5,988,877 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,988,877
2018-03-08Mortgage $17,700,352 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $17,700,352
2018-03-08Mortgage $7,480,771 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,480,771
2018-03-08Agreement $13,689,223 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $13,689,223
2018-03-08Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,000,000
2018-03-08Mortgage $38,150,901 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $38,150,901
2018-03-08Deed $21,987,600 — from DAVIDSON AVENUE SIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HO $21,987,600
1991-06-12Mortgage $11,527,960 — from DAVIDSON AVE SIP HSNG ET to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $11,527,960

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711751105534
20181053521616399
20193785016111
202031810287
202121500255
202201770179
202302693478
202402900496
20250211603121
20260010202104
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 199Housing & tenants 4,363Ownership & money 35Health & systems 73

Every one of the 4,694 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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