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1544 Shakespeare Avenue

15Records
1City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

15 recorded events, 2023–2025, from 1 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built2022
Floors7
Res. units116
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)ST. FRANCIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL2028727501
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2022)
YesSix or more residential units (116)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ST FRANCIS COMMONS HOUSING LLC
Head officerKOBINA ARHIN
Managing agentHIGHBRIDGE COMM.DEV.CORP
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,442,756 $2,899,240
2026$7,634,784 $3,435,653
2027$3,953,750 $1,779,188

The city's market estimate has fallen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayMt Eden Av — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Macombs Rd / Featherbed Ln — Bx18B · 500 ft
Citi BikeFeatherbed Ln & Nelson Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199X - The Shakespeare School. 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

1544 Shakespeare 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

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 HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — 53 buildings, 2,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B28 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4215 Park Avenue BX255 D
656 East 176th Street BX153 B
899 Westchester Avenue BX141 B
1404 Jesup Avenue BX127 C
1382 Shakespeare Avenue BX127 B
1544 Shakespeare Avenue BX116 A
1285 Merriam Avenue BX85 A
1265 Nelson Avenue BX82 B
1401 Jesup Avenue BX81 B
1460 Shakespeare Avenue BX79 A
1430 Plimpton Avenue BX78 A
1530 Jesup Avenue BX75 A
1360 Merriam Avenue BX71 B
1510 Jesup Avenue BX65 A
1419 Shakespeare Avenue BX65 B
2065 Morris Avenue BX63 B
1450 Plimpton Avenue BX62 A
120 West 169 Street BX60 B
115 West 172 Street BX59 A
1144 Tiffany Street BX54 B
1450 Jesup Avenue BX49 B
1437 Shakespeare Avenue BX48 A
1410 Nelson Avenue BX48 A
127 West 170 Street BX40 B
1345 Shakespeare Avenue BX39 A
1406 Merriam Avenue BX39 B
1592 Jesup Avenue BX37 A
1444 Shakespeare Avenue BX37 C
190 West 168 Street BX36 B
1465 Nelson Avenue BX35 B
1375 Nelson Avenue BX35 A
1246 Shakespeare Avenue BX33 B
1476 Shakespeare Avenue BX31 A
1406 Ogden Avenue BX31 B
1485 Nelson Avenue BX31 A
1455 Jesup Avenue BX30 B
180 West 167 Street BX29 A
93 Featherbed Lane BX27 B
81 Featherbed Lane BX27 B
1435 Ogden Avenue BX27 B
1445 Nelson Avenue BX25 B
1419 University Avenue BX24 C
185 West 170 Street BX21 A
1344 Nelson Avenue BX20 A
1421 University Avenue BX20 B
1378 Shakespeare Avenue BX19 B
1435 University Avenue BX17 B
1439 University Avenue BX17 B
1209 Ogden Avenue BX4 D
919 Ogden Avenue BX4 F
1631 Macombs Road BX3 B
1427 Jesup Avenue BX3 A
36 West 167 Street BX2 B

Ten-year activity

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Ownership & money
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202366
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202599
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Ownership & money 15

Every one of the 15 recorded events, 2023–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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