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550 East 170 Street

2,971Records
20City systems
145Open violations
244.1Penalty rate

2,971 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,020 311 service requests, 848 HPD housing violations, 807 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built2008
Floors8
Res. units98
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)THE DOE FUND, INC
BBL2029250042
BIN2009616

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 244.1. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 violations145 total — 43 class C (immediately hazardous), 82 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

166 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 84 · winter 2024–25: 69 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

84
’23–24
69
’24–25
11
’25–26

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

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

451 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (82) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (74) · Illegal Parking (54) · PAINT/PLASTER (35) · WATER LEAK (33) · PLUMBING (30).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (98)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)EAST 170TH ST. ASSOC. LP
Head officerPETER FINE
Managing agentWAVECREST MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,262,000 $1,917,900
2026$4,333,000 $1,949,850
2027$4,724,000 $2,125,800

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayFreeman St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
170 St — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / St Pauls Pl — Bx15 · 450 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 170 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld. 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

550 East 170 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

451 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 82 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,450,000 on 2021-10-14 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, LLC), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-14Agreement $11,950,000 — from THE DOE FUND, INC; EAST 170TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $11,950,000
2021-10-14Mortgage $6,450,000 — from EAST 170TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $6,450,000
2007-06-19Deed $3,850,000 — from 23RD STREET, LLC to THE DOE FUND, INC $3,850,000
2007-06-19MLEA $3,850,000 — from THE DOE FUND, INC. to EAST 170TH STREET GP, LLC; EAST 170TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. $3,850,000
2007-06-19Mortgage $9,482,616 — from EAST 170TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $9,482,616
2007-01-08DEVR $450,000 — from SAVY REALTY CO., INC. to 23RD STREET, LLC $450,000
2006-12-14Deed $3,400,000 — from VESTA, MICHAEL G JR; P&M ENTERPRISES; VESTA, PETER M to 23RD STREET, LLC $3,400,000
1997-05-21Mortgage $53,060 — from P & M ENTERPRISES to THE CHASE MANHATTANBANK $53,060
1987-04-10Mortgage $276,000 — from P & M ENTERPRISES to FINANCIAL SERVICES CP/NY $276,000
1987-04-10Mortgage $284,000 — from P&M ENTERPRISES to CHEMICAL BANK $284,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177860396
2018515404163
2019320703213
2020410904117
2021913663154
20221820605229
2023717403184
2024130014306
2025257208582
2026638405395
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 2,758Ownership & money 40Health & systems 49

Every one of the 2,971 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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