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855 East 175 Street

666Records
16City systems
8Open violations
33.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10460 · Neighborhood: Tremont
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666 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 199 311 service requests, 78 HPD housing violations, 69 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10460
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 175TH ST HSG DEV CP
BBL2029580031
BIN2010114

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 33.5. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

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 violations8 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
1
’25–26

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

$15,775 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (92) · Elevator (8) · Dead Animal (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,123,175 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
Head officerMichael Solana
Managing agentVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-GNY
Last registered2026-02-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,895,000 $1,302,750
2026$2,970,000 $1,336,500
2027$2,877,000 $1,294,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / E 176 St — Bx19 · 750 ft
Citi BikeWaterloo Pl & Crotona Park East · 450 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

855 East 175 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

103 311 service requests 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 VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-GNY — 15 buildings, 1,096 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1055 Webster Avenue BX200 A
5 East 118 Street MN175 A
3926 Broadway MN146 B
112 East Clarke Place BX122 B
1746 Andrews Avenue South BX118 A
305 West 97 Street MN108 B
2388 Creston Avenue BX66 B
592 Wales Avenue BX59 A
226 West 20 Street MN52 B
855 East 175 Street BX36 A
2643 Broadway MN14 B
2112 2 Avenue MN0 —
160 West 74 Street MN0 —
1381 East New York Avenue BK0 —
1361 Cromwell Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,445,790 on 1989-07-12 (lender: City Of New York/hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-07-12Mortgage $3,445,790 — from EAST 175TH ST HSNG DEV to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $3,445,790

Ten-year activity

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78
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017112100629
2018414110433
201919160430
20205270216
202132540362
202201130216
2023010100727
20240204801078
202507580469
20260861924
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 167Housing & tenants 364Ownership & money 24Health & systems 71

Every one of the 666 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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