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109 West Tremont Avenue

2,251Records
20City systems
160Open violations
189.9Penalty rate

2,251 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 915 311 service requests, 623 HPD housing violations, 464 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units67
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)WEST TREMONT AVENUEREALTY ASSOCIATES, L. P.
BBL2028690058
BIN2008601

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 189.9. 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 violations160 total — 67 class C (immediately hazardous), 69 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2008-04-22.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

133 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 94). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

33
’23–24
6
’24–25
94
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

247 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (98) · HEAT/HOT WATER (64) · GENERAL (18) · Illegal Parking (12) · Water System (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (8).

Filed construction activity

$107,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
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)West Tremont Ave Realty Associates L.P
Head officerSherman Dropkin
Managing agentArden Management
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,767,000 $1,245,150
2026$2,333,000 $1,049,850
2027$2,322,000 $1,044,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 8/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway176 St — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
174-175 Sts — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-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

109 West Tremont 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

247 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 64 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 ARDEN MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 228 units. Grades across the portfolio: C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
109 West Tremont Avenue BX67 C
22-88 Mott Avenue QN60 C
131 Beach 119 Street QN48 C
18-15 Everdell Avenue QN24 D
11-27 Nameoke Street QN17 C
11-36 McBride Street QN6 D
11-38 McBride Street QN6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,118,000 on 2021-03-25 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-25Mortgage $3,118,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,118,000
2021-03-25Agreement $5,618,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,618,000
2021-03-25AL&R $5,618,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,618,000
2018-08-10Mortgage $917,322 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $917,322
2018-08-10AL&R $2,500,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,500,000
2018-08-10Agreement $2,500,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,500,000
2013-08-12Agreement $1,750,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES,L. to SOVEREIGN BANK,NA $1,750,000
2013-08-12Mortgage $410,313 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES,L. to SOVEREIGN BANK,NA $410,313
2010-05-26Mortgage $823,430 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $823,430
2010-05-26Agreement $1,400,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,400,000
2010-05-26AL&R $1,400,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,400,000
2001-12-31Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WEST TREMONT AVENUEREALTY ASSOCIATES, L. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK/SUCC; RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK/MERGER $1,000,000
1983-07-14Mortgage $116,260 — from OPPENHEIMER, EDITH; PARNES, LEONORA to CITY OF NEW YORK $116,260

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172198602109
2018888241103
201901630165
202003450250
20210816254179
202202660068
20230617303182
202401420245
20250023603239
20260324403250
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 2,030Ownership & money 43Health & systems 48

Every one of the 2,251 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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