313 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 83 HPD complaints, 38 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 48.9. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | PARK & 196TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | HENG K LY |
| Managing agent | FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $489,000 | $220,050 |
| 2026 | $427,000 | $192,150 |
| 2027 | $523,000 | $235,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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 | 182-183 Sts — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 184 St — Bx41 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 187 St & 3 Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 059 The Community School of Technology Middle: J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles. 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.
4578 Park 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 |
16 311 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.
Managed by FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP — 112 buildings, 4,131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B41 · C30 · D22 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 112 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $520,000 on 1997-05-27 (lender: 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-14 | RPTT&RET $3,369,363 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORPORATION | $3,369,363 | |
| 2014-07-18 | Agreement $3,389,838 — from PARK & 196TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,389,838 | |
| 2014-07-18 | Deed $3,389,837 — from PARK & 196TH STREET L.P. to PARK & 196TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $3,389,837 | |
| 1997-05-27 | Mortgage $520,000 — from PARK & 196TH STREET to CITY OF NEW YORK | $520,000 | |
| 1996-10-18 | Mortgage $3,389,838 — from PARK & 196 STREET L.P. to NYC HPD | $3,389,838 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2023 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Every one of the 313 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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