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1553 Bryant Avenue

6,733Records
19City systems
28Open violations
134.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10460 · Neighborhood: Crotona Park East
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6,733 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,733 HPD complaints, 1,771 311 service requests, 635 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10460
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units62
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
BBL2029960027
BIN2010791

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 134.9. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations28 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-28.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

22
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

393 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (189) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (55) · APPLIANCE (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (18).

Filed construction activity

$443,900 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (62)
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)BRYANT AVE APTS LLC
Head officerCRAIG LIVINGSTON
Managing agentWAVERCREST MANAGEMENT TEAM
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,406,000 $1,082,700
2026$2,149,000 $967,050
2027$2,329,000 $1,048,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, 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.

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 174 St / Bryant Av — Bx11 · 800 ft
Citi BikeBoone Ave & E 172 St · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Fairmont Neighborhood School. 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

1553 Bryant 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

393 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 WAVERCREST MANAGEMENT TEAM — 2 buildings, 128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
66-92 Yellowstone Blvd QN66 A
1553 Bryant Avenue BX62 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,325,000 on 2014-09-02 (lender: The City Of New York), 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
2014-09-02Agreement $1,945,000 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,945,000
2014-09-02Agreement $6,480,000 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOMENT FUND CORP; BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,480,000
2014-09-02Mortgage $1,325,000 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; BRYANT AVENUE APAR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,325,000
2014-09-02Mortgage $1,325,000 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; BRYANT AVENUE APAR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,325,000
2013-11-25RPTT $7,940,825 — from CITIBANK, N.A. C/O CITI COMMUNITY CAPITA to WELLS FARGO COMMUNITY INVESTMENT HOLDING $7,940,825
2011-10-12Mortgage $2,469,563 — from BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,469,563
2011-10-12Mortgage $3,231,311 — from BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,231,311
2011-10-12Mortgage $5,155,000 — from BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,155,000
2011-10-12Mortgage $1,945,000 — from BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,945,000
2011-10-12Mortgage $4,564,126 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,564,126
2010-12-10Mortgage $400,000 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $400,000
2010-12-10Deed $5,195,502 — from CHEROKEE PARTNERS to REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. $5,195,502
2010-12-10Mortgage $3,400,000 — from BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION $3,400,000
2010-12-10Mortgage $200,000 — from REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.; BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $200,000
2010-12-10AL&R $3,400,000 — from BRYANT AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC; REO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION $3,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170111703121
20180518901195
20190116003164
20200313604143
202102930398
202200700575
202361022205243
20240329216302
20250221903224
20260019405199
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 134Housing & tenants 6,437Ownership & money 83Health & systems 44

Every one of the 6,733 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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