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506 East 188 Street

316Records
12City systems
1Open violations
40Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Belmont
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316 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 HPD complaints, 82 311 service requests, 35 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)COSTANZO, PETER
BBL2030570024
BIN2011754

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$23,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MARIA COSTANZO
Managing agentRHAMCO
Last registered2025-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,024,000 $61,440
2026$1,150,000 $69,000
2027$1,184,000 $71,040

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

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

SubwayFordham Rd — B D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 188 St — Bx15 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 187 St & 3 Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

506 East 188 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RHAMCO — 54 buildings, 1,006 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B14 · C13 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
827 Underhill Avenue BX104 B
1000 Freeman Street BX73 A
3225 Parkside Place BX43 B
267 Buttrick Avenue BX42 A
4305 Carpenter Avenue BX41 C
815 Trinity Avenue BX36 A
634 East 233 Street BX36 D
2863 Cropsey Avenue BK34 A
2465 Crotona Avenue BX32 B
600 Clarence Avenue BX32 A
1500 Overing Street BX31 A
282 Buttrick Avenue BX31 A
2572 East Tremont Avenue BX30 B
2405 Crotona Avenue BX30 C
305 Martense Street BK28 D
3264 Decatur Avenue BX26 C
2203 Belmont Avenue BX26 B
1640 Overing Street BX25 B
210 East 17 Street MN25 A
785 East 160 Street BX24 A
152A Rowland Street BX24 A
788 Fairmount Place BX23 A
2309 Belmont Avenue BX22 B
213 East 76 Street MN22 B
1252 West Farms Road BX18 A
1236 Prospect Avenue BX18 B
416 East 117 Street MN15 A
2466 Hughes Avenue BX10 A
2477 Crotona Avenue BX8 D
2473 Crotona Avenue BX8 A
744 St Lawrence Avenue BX8 A
1520 Bruckner Boulevard BX8 D
2475 Crotona Avenue BX8 B
710 East 187 Street BX7 B
2500 Bathgate Avenue BX6 C
1745 Fillmore Street BX6 A
1743 Fillmore Street BX6 C
2498 Bathgate Avenue BX3 C
2335 Beaumont Avenue BX3 B
2503 Belmont Avenue BX3 A
554 East 191st Street BX3 C
506 East 188 Street BX3 C
2501 Belmont Avenue BX3 B
2366 Crotona Avenue BX3 D
2499 Belmont Avenue BX3 C
2419 Bathgate Avenue BX2 A
2494 Bathgate Avenue BX2 C
2411 Bathgate Avenue BX2 A
3913 Dyre Avenue BX2 C
3915 Dyre Avenue BX2 C
2492 Bathgate Avenue BX2 C
2417 Bathgate Avenue BX2 A
2415 Bathgate Avenue BX2 B
2031030035 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $273,000 on 2013-04-25 (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
2013-04-25Mortgage $273,000 — from COSTANZO, PETER J; COSTANZO, MARIA F to MERS $273,000
2013-02-26Deed $400,000 — from PEL, SATTY; PEL, SATWANT to COSTANZO, PETER; COSTANZO, MARIA $400,000
2002-10-23Mortgage $224,000 — from PEL, SATTY to WALL STREET MORTGAGEBANKERS LTD. $224,000
2002-10-23Mortgage $64,000 — from PEL, SATTY to POWER EXPRESS; WALL STREET MORTGAGEBANKERS LTD. $64,000
2001-03-05Mortgage $238,500 — from SHEIKH, MOHIUDDIN to NY MORTGAGE BANKERS,LTD./NOM FOR; MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS, $238,500

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
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2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170134
20183126
20190134
20200415
20210819
20220538
20230246
20240527
20250527
20260325
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 17Health & systems 35

Every one of the 316 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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