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1314 West Farms Road

1,326Records
21City systems
4Open violations
19.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Crotona Park East
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1,326 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 439 311 service requests, 421 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units107
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)WEST FARMS ESTATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND CORPOR
BBL2030060084
BIN2010905

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.3. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-22.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$16,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (5) · PLUMBING (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,743,064 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (107)
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)WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY, LP
Head officerSCOTT JAFFEE
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,997,000 $3,148,650
2026$7,427,000 $3,342,150
2027$8,129,000 $3,658,050

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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 2013 (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

SubwayWhitlock Av — 6 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Freeman St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Farms Rd / Longfellow Av — Bx35 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWest Farms Rd & Boone Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations. 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

1314 West Farms Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 East 107 Street MN272 B
1029 Freeman Street BX121 A
20 Lenox Avenue MN118 A
1314 West Farms Road BX107 B
1011 Freeman Street BX102 B
1312 Intervale Avenue BX90 A
1418 Minford Place BX77 A
1320 Fulton Street BK65 A
1626 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
127 East 117 Street MN35 A
101 East 119 Street MN33 A
1690 Union Street BK31 A
1640 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
378 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
366 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
234 South 1 Street BK24 A
127 West 135 Street MN22 A
131 West 135 Street MN22 B
123 West 135 Street MN22 A
132 East 119 Street MN21 B
226 South 1 Street BK21 B
115 East 119 Street MN20 A
1678 Union Street BK20 A
230 South 1 Street BK20 A
209 South 3 Street BK20 A
1715 Union Street BK20 B
208 South 1 Street BK19 A
135 West 135 Street MN18 B
111 West 135 Street MN18 B
107 West 135 Street MN18 A
145 West 135 Street MN18 A
115 West 135 Street MN18 B
119 West 135 Street MN18 B
126 East 118 Street MN18 B
139 West 135 Street MN18 A
215 Roebling Street BK17 A
350 Pennsylvania Avenue BK16 B
1751 Union Street BK16 A
237 South 2 Street BK16 A
202 South 1 Street BK15 A
198 South 1 Street BK15 A
204 South 1 Street BK13 A
1719 Union Street BK12 A
233 South 2 Street BK11 B
231 South 2 Street BK10 A
2550 Webb Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $21,975,866 on 2021-10-06 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 3 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
2024-10-02Agreement $45,000,000 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY, L.P.,; WEST FARMS ESTATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to FANNIE MAE $45,000,000
2021-10-06Mortgage $21,975,867 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $21,975,867
2021-10-06Agreement $45,000,000 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $45,000,000
2015-11-24Mortgage $10,000,000 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $10,000,000
2015-11-24AL&R $10,000,000 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $10,000,000
2013-05-06AL&R $15,000,000 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $15,000,000
2013-05-06Agreement $15,000,000 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $15,000,000
2013-05-06Mortgage $7,400,528 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,400,528
2007-04-12Mortgage $45,148 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY LP to SOVEREIGN BANK $45,148
2007-04-12Agreement $7,927,705 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY LP $7,927,705
2007-04-12AL&R $7,927,705 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY LP to SOVEREIGN BANK $7,927,705
2001-10-22Mortgage $1,185,063 — from WEST FARMS ESTATES COMPANY L.P. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,185,063

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010620476
201825410351
201923340544
202010180322
202103307545
202254500564
202323130220
2024412286959
202511520357
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 153Housing & tenants 1,011Ownership & money 43Health & systems 71

Every one of the 1,326 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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