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2015 Grand Avenue

3,205Records
17City systems
490Open violations
1036.8Penalty rate

3,205 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,300 HPD housing violations, 833 HPD complaints, 749 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1924
Floors5
Res. units31
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)2015 GRAND AVE HDFC
BBL2028690143
BIN2008611

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1036.8. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations490 total — 130 class C (immediately hazardous), 238 class B, 122 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-07.
Pending HPD litigation4 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

238 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 79 · winter 2024–25: 62 · winter 2025–26: 85). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

79
’23–24
62
’24–25
85
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

260 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (85) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (47) · PLUMBING (30) · PAINT/PLASTER (24) · APPLIANCE (18) · WATER LEAK (16).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)2015 GRAND AV HDFC
Head officerCALVIN MCDOWELL
Managing agentCALVIN MCDOWELL
Last registered2025-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$759,000 $341,550
2026$872,000 $392,400
2027$930,000 $418,500

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $290,000 a year ($11.60 per sq ft), operating expenses $185,750 ($7.43 per sq ft), net operating income $104,250. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Tremont Av — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Burnside Av / Grand Av — Bx40 Bx42 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDavidson Ave & W Burnside Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

2015 Grand 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

260 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 85 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $202,090 on 2005-04-01 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-04-01Mortgage $202,090 — from 2015 GRAND AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $202,090
2005-03-23Mortgage $100,000 — from 2015 GRAND AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE PERODDNECK FOUNDATION FOE SELF-HELP $100,000

Ten-year activity

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391
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171930397
20181541056
2019826711277
20201400041
2021211802122
2022023800238
20232034404368
2024127902282
2025235901362
2026038308391
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 3,039Ownership & money 27Health & systems 38

Every one of the 3,205 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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