927 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 351 311 service requests, 298 HPD complaints, 131 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 520.2. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 21 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
198 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 43 · winter 2024–25: 85 · winter 2025–26: 66). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (95) · GENERAL (4) · Water System (4) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Graffiti (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | VIP 1 PARTNERS LLC |
| Head officer | Alexander Hajibay |
| Managing agent | LOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $639,000 | $287,550 |
| 2026 | $751,000 | $337,950 |
| 2027 | $730,000 | $328,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 2017 (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.
| Subway | Tremont Av — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Tremont Av / Webster Av — Bx36 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Ave & E Tremont Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 058. 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.
440 East Tremont 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 |
125 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 95 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 LOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 42 buildings, 1,095 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B12 · C15 · D8 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,787,000 on 2018-10-09 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-09 | Deed $15,400,000 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC; EAST TREMONT BRONX HDFC, AS NOMINEE to EAST TREMONT BRONX HDFC, AS NOMINEE; VIP 1 PARTNERS LLC | $15,400,000 | |
| 2018-10-09 | Mortgage $8,787,000 — from VIP 1 PARTNERS LLC; EAST TREMONT BRONX HDFC INC. to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $8,787,000 | |
| 2016-06-15 | Mortgage $6,657,995 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC; EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATOIN | $6,657,995 | |
| 2016-06-15 | Agreement $5,024,659 — from EAST TREMONT EC, LLC C/O EXACT CAPITAL; EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | $5,024,659 | |
| 2013-08-30 | AL&R $1,978,200 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC.; EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,978,200 | |
| 2013-08-30 | Mortgage $1,978,200 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC. to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,978,200 | |
| 2013-08-30 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC.; EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2013-08-30 | Mortgage $3,524,659 — from EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; EAST TREMONT EC LLC. to TD BANK, N.A. | $3,524,659 | |
| 2013-08-30 | Deed $4,948,000 — from 1991 BATHGATE AVE. H.D.F.C. to EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $4,948,000 | |
| 2013-08-30 | Mortgage $3,200,000 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC.; EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to TD BANK, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2013-08-30 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; EAST TREMONT EC LLC. to TD BANK, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2013-08-30 | Mortgage $1,479,795 — from EAST TREMONT EC LLC.; EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,479,795 | |
| 2013-08-30 | AL&R $1,479,795 — from EAST TREMONT BRONX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; EAST TREMONT EC LLC. to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,479,795 | |
| 1998-09-03 | Mortgage $668,234 — from 4196 PARK AVE. HOUSING DEVEL. FUND CORP. to NYC HPD | $668,234 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2018 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 2019 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2020 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
| 2024 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| 2025 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 131 |
| 2026 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 109 |
Every one of the 927 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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