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1538 Webster Avenue

596Records
17City systems
28Open violations
168.7Penalty rate

596 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints, 83 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)PORTOREAL, RAMOND
BBL2028960095
BIN2009395

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 168.7. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2006-06-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Electrical (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$64,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)LMDY REALTY INC
Head officerLUIS PORTORREAL
Managing agentLMDY REALTY INC
Last registered2022-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$900,000 $405,000
2026$1,080,000 $486,000
2027$1,296,000 $583,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Privity Restaurant & LoungeCaribbeanAMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2025-03-28

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway170 St — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Claremont Pkwy / Webster Av — Bx11 · 50 ft
Citi BikeClay Ave & Claremont Pkwy · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Claremont. 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

1538 Webster Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $114,843 on 2009-02-09 (lender: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-08-21RPTT $4,958,851 — from UNISON HOLDINGS, LLC to AMERICAN TOWERS LLC $4,958,851
2012-05-07RPTT&RET $4,958,851 — from UNISON HOLDINGS, LLC to AMERICAN TOWERS LLC $4,958,851
2010-04-21RPTT&RET $3,967,546 — from T5 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC to T5 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC $3,967,546
2009-02-09Mortgage $114,844 — from T5 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $114,844
2009-02-02EASE $91,875 — from PORTOREAL, RAMOND to T5 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC $91,875
2006-08-03Mortgage $418,750 — from PORTOREAL, RAMOND to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $418,750
2006-08-03AL&R $418,750 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to PORTOREAL, RAMOND $418,750
1997-06-02Mortgage $175,000 — from PORTOREAL, RAMOND; PORTORREAL, LUIS R. to 1538 WEBSTER REALTYINC. $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171070311
201801402447
201900550358
202001730276
20210790319
202226430455
2023004048
202431100721
202510131823
202600200323
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 400Ownership & money 29Health & systems 53

Every one of the 596 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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