480 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 156 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 71 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 92.8. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Elevator (2) · APPLIANCE (2).
$44,748 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | UNIMAC DEVELOPER LP |
| Head officer | SAMANTHA MAGISTRO |
| Managing agent | BRONX PRO GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,478,000 | $665,100 |
| 2026 | $1,503,000 | $676,350 |
| 2027 | $1,480,000 | $666,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 99/100 (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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 175 St — Bx3 Bx36 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Popham Ave & W 174 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 109 Sedgwick. 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.
1611 University 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 |
50 311 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.
Managed by BRONX PRO GROUP LLC — 74 buildings, 2,649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B31 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,000,000 on 2005-02-22 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | RPTT&RET $6,892,103 — from UNIMAC GENERAL PARTNER, LLC to UNIMAC MANAGERS LLC | $6,892,103 | |
| 2025-09-26 | RPTT&RET $7,320,499 — from DAVIS, DAWN S to COFFEY HAUS REALTY INC. | $7,320,499 | |
| 2025-09-26 | RPTT&RET $7,770,683 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING PARTNERS X11 LIMITED ; EMPIRE AND GARDEN STATE EQUITY FUND LIMI to DREAMYARD UNIMAC LLC | $7,770,683 | |
| 2025-09-26 | RPTT&RET $7,320,499 — from THE MAGISTRO FAMILY II L.L.C. to THE MAGISTRO FAMILY III LLC | $7,320,499 | |
| 2007-05-24 | Agreement $13,675,000 — from UNIMAC DEVELOPER, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $13,675,000 | |
| 2005-02-22 | Mortgage $14,000,000 — from UNIMAC DEVELOPER, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $14,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 68 |
Every one of the 480 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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