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1975 Grand Avenue

1,328Records
19City systems
14Open violations
161.6Penalty rate

1,328 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 480 HPD complaints, 387 311 service requests, 253 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units44
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)1971 GRAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL2028690159
BIN2008619

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 161.6. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-19.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · Noise (12) · PLUMBING (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (6).

Filed construction activity

$23,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (44)
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)1971 GRAND AVENUE LLC
Head officerRICK GROPPER
Managing agentDOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,056,000 $1,825,200
2026$4,254,000 $1,914,300
2027$4,438,000 $1,997,100

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (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.

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Tremont Av / Davidson Av — Bx36 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE Tremont Ave & Jerome Ave · 600 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

1975 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

107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

showing 60 of 79 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,648,000 on 2024-11-07 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp.), covering 2 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
2025-01-28CORRM $19,648,000 — from 1971 GRAND AVENUE LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $19,648,000
2024-11-07Mortgage $19,648,000 — from 1971 GRAND AVENUE LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $19,648,000
2022-07-05AL&R $16,750,000 — from 1971 GRAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; 1971 GRAND AVENUE LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $16,750,000
2021-12-07Mortgage $16,750,000 — from 1971 GRAND AVENUE LLC; 1971 GRAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $16,750,000
2021-12-07Deed $27,000,000 — from TARGET V, L.P.; TARGET V HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN to 1971 GRAND AVENUE LLC; 1971 GRAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $27,000,000
2021-11-19Sold for $27,000,000 $27,000,000 $613,636
2016-06-29Mortgage $9,823,000 — from TARGET V HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN; TARGET V, L.P. to RICHMAC FUNDING LLC $9,823,000
2006-07-21Mortgage $7,200,000 — from TARGET V, L.P.; TARGET V HOUSING DEVOLPMENT FUND COMPANY to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,200,000
2006-07-21Deed $8,100,000 — from TARGET V PHASE I DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES; POMPA, SAMUEL to TARGET V HOUSING DEVLPMNT FUND CO, INC., $8,100,000
2006-07-21Mortgage $670,000 — from TARGET V HOUSING DEVOLPMENT FUND COMPANY; TARGET V, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $670,000
2006-07-21Agreement $7,200,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A.; TARGET V, L.P.; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST; CITIBANK, N.A. $7,200,000
1987-01-26Mortgage $526,100 — from TARGET V PHASE DVLMTASS to NYC HSNG DVLPMNT CORP. $526,100
1984-11-29Mortgage $5,026,000 — from TARGET V PHASE I DEVPT.A to NYC HOUSING DEVLPT.CORP. $5,026,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700100212
201800240226
201900110112
202002170120
202101356143
20220010031104
20230212302127
20240010353111
20256819635218
202605470355
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 1,151Ownership & money 61Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,328 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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