446 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 311 service requests, 85 HPD complaints, 50 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 20.3. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · PLUMBING (10) · Water System (7) · New Tree Request (5) · GENERAL (3) · Noise (2).
$1,442,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SHAKESPEARE WATSON LP |
| Head officer | KOBINA ARHIN |
| Managing agent | HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,529,000 | $1,138,050 |
| 2026 | $2,074,000 | $933,300 |
| 2027 | $2,300,000 | $1,035,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 170 St — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Plimpton Av / Edward L Grant Hwy — Bx13 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Nelson Ave & W 172 St · 400 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.
1437 Shakespeare Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.
Managed by HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — 53 buildings, 2,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B28 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,330,413 on 2021-04-21 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation and Nosotros-Shakespeare Housing Development Fund). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-21 | Mortgage $3,330,413 — from SHAKESPEARE WATSON L.P. (BORROWER) to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION; NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $3,330,413 | |
| 2021-04-21 | Agreement $3,330,413 — from SHAKESPEARE WATSON L.P. to NEW YORK STATE DIVISON OF HOUSING AND CO; NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $3,330,413 | |
| 2018-01-11 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from SHAKESPEARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSH; NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEARE HOUSING DVLPMNT FUN to SHAKESPEARE WATSON L.P. | $2,300,000 | |
| 2018-01-04 | Mortgage $7,612,056 — from SHAKESPEARE WATSON L.P.,; NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $7,612,056 | |
| 2018-01-04 | AL&R $8,700,000 — from NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; SHAKESPEARE WATSON L.P., to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $8,700,000 | |
| 2018-01-04 | Mortgage $1,087,944 — from SHAKESPEARE WATSON L.P.,; NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,087,944 | |
| 1996-03-06 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from NOSOTROS-SHAKESPEAREHSGN DEV. FUND COMPA; SHAKESPEARE ASSOCIATED LIMITED PARTNERSH to NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY RENE | $2,300,000 | |
| 1986-03-27 | Mortgage $20,000 — from MOSSBY REALTY CORP. to MOTHER COBRE, INC. | $20,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2018 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 34 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
Every one of the 446 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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