2,494 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 892 HPD housing violations, 663 HPD complaints, 659 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 632.4. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 73 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
213 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 77 · winter 2024–25: 88 · winter 2025–26: 45). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
291 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (94) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (57) · Noise (33) · GENERAL (23) · WATER LEAK (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).
$151,000 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (45) |
| 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) | West Farms Preservation LLC |
| Head officer | Rick Gropper |
| Managing agent | Dolphin Property Services LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,301,000 | $1,935,450 |
| 2026 | $4,351,000 | $1,957,950 |
| 2027 | $4,307,000 | $1,938,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 174 St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Crotona Av / Tremont Av — Bx17 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Arthur Ave & E Tremont Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 595. 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.
1900 Belmont 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 |
291 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 94 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $56,250,000 on 2019-01-18 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-18 | AL&R $56,250,000 — from WEST FARMS PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPM; WEST FARMS PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $56,250,000 | |
| 2019-01-18 | Mortgage $56,250,000 — from WEST FARMS PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPM; WEST FARMS PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $56,250,000 | |
| 2019-01-07 | SPRD $3,072,586 — from BSP 1900 BELMONT 2 LLC; BSP 1900 BELMONT 1 LLC; BSP 2300-2310 ACP 2 LLC; BSP 2300-2310 ACP to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,072,586 | |
| 2019-01-02 | RPTT&RET $9,227,331 — from BSP 1900 BELMONT 1 LLC; BSP 1900 BELMONT 2 LLC to WEST FARMS PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPM | $9,227,331 | |
| 2018-12-21 | Sold for $9,227,330 | $9,227,330 | $205,052 |
| 2016-07-11 | Mortgage $1,260,000 — from BSP 1900 BELMONT 1 LLC; BSP 1900 BELMONT 2 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,260,000 | |
| 2015-09-23 | Mortgage $890,000 — from BSP 1900 BELMONT 2 LLC; BSP 1900 BELMONT 1 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $890,000 | |
| 2015-09-23 | Mortgage $4,000,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2015-09-23 | Agreement $4,890,000 — from BSP 1900 BELMONT 1 LLC; BSP 1900 BELMONT 2 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,890,000 | |
| 2015-09-03 | Deed $6,520,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BSP 1900 BELMONT 1 LLC; BSP 1900 BELMONT 2 LLC | $6,520,000 | |
| 2015-08-13 | Agreement $8,500,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2014-07-07 | AL&R $8,500,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES LP to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2014-07-07 | M&CON $8,500,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES LP to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2010-01-07 | M&CON $6,190,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,190,000 | |
| 2010-01-07 | AL&R $6,190,000 — from BELMONT COURT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,190,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 58 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 23 | 122 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 91 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 181 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 9 | 236 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 1 | 1 | 258 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 612 | 0 | 4 | 617 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 0 | 4 | 276 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 | 227 | 0 | 5 | 241 |
Every one of the 2,494 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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