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1630 Undercliff Avenue

1,598Records
19City systems
9Open violations
109.4Penalty rate

1,598 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 638 HPD complaints, 544 311 service requests, 197 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1928
Floors7
Res. units55
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)1630 UNDERCO, INC.
BBL2028770250
BIN2008878

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 109.4. 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 violations9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 34 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
34
’25–26
4
’26–27

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

210 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (41) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · PLUMBING (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · APPLIANCE (14).

Filed construction activity

$802,424 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
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)1630 UNDERCO INC
Head officerMATTHEW SCHMELZER
Managing agentTRYAX REALTY MGT INC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,946,000 $1,325,700
2026$2,982,000 $1,341,900
2027$3,097,000 $1,393,650

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 87/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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

SubwayMt Eden Av — 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Undercliff Av / W 176 St — Bx18A · 300 ft
Citi BikePopham Ave & W 174 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State Park. 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

1630 Undercliff 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

210 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 TRYAX REALTY MGT INC — 31 buildings, 1,713 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B16 · C6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
141 West 139 Street MN133 C
2735 Sedgwick Avenue BX124 C
1027 Walton Avenue BX85 C
267 Edgecombe Avenue MN84 B
1478 Walton Avenue BX79 B
1454 Walton Avenue BX79 A
1475 Walton Avenue BX68 B
54 Featherbed Lane BX68 B
277 East 207 Street BX68 A
56 East 174 Street BX66 B
1720 University Avenue BX62 C
1540 Walton Avenue BX59 B
1643 Nelson Avenue BX58 B
315 East 167 Street BX55 A
47 Featherbed Lane BX55 A
1630 Undercliff Avenue BX55 B
390 East 153 Street BX54 B
1506 Walton Avenue BX53 B
2304 Grand Avenue BX52 B
2305 Grand Avenue BX52 B
1683 University Avenue BX51 B
200 Bradhurst Avenue MN41 B
196 Bradhurst Avenue MN41 C
2375 Marion Avenue BX40 A
1530 Plimpton Avenue BX40 A
192 Bradhurst Avenue MN35 A
116 West 176 Street BX25 A
1733 University Avenue BX21 B
3580 Netherland Avenue BX5 C
3590 Netherland Avenue BX5 B
105 Rockwood Street BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $295,000 on 2019-12-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-03RPTT $1,068,542 — from RCG TOWER GROUP I, LLC to DCHSCU ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC $1,068,542
2019-12-30Mortgage $295,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $295,000
2019-12-30Agreement $4,980,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,980,000
2016-06-27Mortgage $725,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $725,000
2016-06-27Agreement $4,685,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,685,000
2014-06-02Mortgage $360,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $360,000
2014-06-02Agreement $3,960,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,960,000
2011-02-25Mortgage $801,420 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $801,420
2011-02-25Agreement $3,600,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,600,000
2011-02-25AL&R $3,600,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,600,000
2006-03-24Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to ASORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIO $1,200,000
2002-05-03Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOICATI $1,650,000
2000-07-05Mortgage $1,335,000 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,335,000
1990-01-09Mortgage $121,500 — from 1630 UNDERCO, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK $121,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705160526
20180680418
201904322139
202090250236
202122540361
20222211001115
202374530771
20241111726127
20250030403307
20260213202136
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 1,401Ownership & money 40Health & systems 50

Every one of the 1,598 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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