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853 Crotona Avenue

208Records
12City systems
28Open violations
30Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10460 · Neighborhood: Tremont
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208 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10460
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)GCSCJ PROPERTIES LLC
BBL2029570013
BIN2010094, 2010095, 2109851

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1989-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,335,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)GCSCJ PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerFRANCIS GREENBURGER
Managing agentTIME EQUITIES, INC.
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$850,500 $51,030
2026$785,000 $47,100
2027$805,000 $48,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NFP-CONTEMPLATED USE

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway174 St — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / E 176 St — Bx19 · 950 ft
Citi BikeWaterloo Pl & Crotona Park East · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 David C. Farragut. 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

853 Crotona 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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.

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 TIME EQUITIES INC — 27 buildings, 801 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B1 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50 West Street MN186 A
519 Hudson Street MN90 A
2552 Broadway MN49 A
170 Spring Street MN42 A
223 West 10 Street MN40 A
48 Beaver Street MN39 A
323 East 19 Street BK38 A
346 East 20 Street MN37 A
76 West 3 Street MN35 A
431 Avenue P BK32 A
230 Thompson Street MN32 A
502 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 A
9 Dutch Street MN18 A
494 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 A
240 East 15 Street MN16 A
169 Avenue A MN16 A
344 East 50 Street MN15 A
38 Stuyvesant Street MN12 B
80 Nassau Street MN11 A
655 5 Avenue BK10 A
107 Waverly Place MN10 A
155 East 37 Street MN9 C
251 19 Street BK8 A
32 Prince Street MN7 A
7 Dutch Street MN5 D
41 John Street MN4 A
853 Crotona Avenue BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $438,340 on 2012-04-30 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-01-27Deed $1,273,950 — from COPELAND, PAULINE E; COPELAND, HUBERT H to GCSCJ PROPERTIES LLC $1,273,950
2016-01-11Sold for $1,273,950 $1,273,950 $636,975
2012-04-30Mortgage $438,340 — from COPELAND, PAULINE E; COPELAND, HUBERT H to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $438,340
2005-05-23Deed $399,000 — from ZIL CORPORATION to COPELAND, PAULINE E; COPELAND, HUBERT H $399,000
2005-05-23Mortgage $450,000 — from COPELAND, PAULINE E; COPELAND, HUBERT H to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $450,000
2003-03-19Deed $247,000 — from REGISTER, JAMES to ZIL CORP. $247,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170171817
201815122222
2019322029
2020006006
202140190023
20221072818
2023314019
20242350212
2025051017
2026011013
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 27Health & systems 36

Every one of the 208 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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