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1385 Fulton Avenue

1,720Records
18City systems
17Open violations
68.8Penalty rate

1,720 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 523 HPD complaints, 495 HPD housing violations, 482 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1998
Floors6
Res. units85
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)AMBER HALL, L.P.
BBL2029250050
BIN2115578

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 68.8. 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 violations17 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
6
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Elevator (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Non (6) · WATER LEAK (5).

Filed construction activity

$150,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1998)
YesSix or more residential units (85)
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)AMBER HALL LP
Head officerRAFAL MARKWAT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,294,000 $1,482,300
2026$3,379,000 $1,520,550
2027$3,518,000 $1,583,100

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / St Pauls Pl — Bx15 · 550 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 170 St · 450 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

1385 Fulton 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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,673,114 on 1999-08-31 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-08-31Mortgage $7,673,114 — from AMBER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI to NYC HPD $7,673,114
1998-09-04Mortgage $323,386 — from AMBER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI to NYC HPD $323,386
1998-09-04Mortgage $87,000 — from AMBER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI to NYC HPD $87,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170047148
20180641552
20190551662
20200734445
2021461947211
2022101787186
2023151146126
2024031234130
2025031185126
20260361569
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 1,520Ownership & money 15Health & systems 58

Every one of the 1,720 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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