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2019 Hughes Avenue

1,434Records
15City systems
71Open violations
2223.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Tremont
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1,434 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 721 HPD housing violations, 272 311 service requests, 259 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)2019 BB8 LLC
BBL2030690099
BIN2012023

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2223.8. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations71 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2010-01-13.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · PLUMBING (6) · ELECTRIC (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)2019 BB8 LLC
Head officerLIONEL FOLGER
Managing agentS FOLGER
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,596,000 $718,200
2026$1,411,000 $634,950
2027$1,693,000 $761,850

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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

SubwayTremont Av — B D · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 180 St / Arthur Av — Bx40 Bx42 · 500 ft
Citi BikeCrotona Ave & E 179 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 057 Crescent. 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

2019 Hughes 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

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $609,103 on 2020-02-21 (lender: Investors Bank), 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
2020-02-21AL&R $2,600,000 — from 1226 BRONX 11 LLC; 1254 BRONX 6 LLC; 2019 BB8 LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,600,000
2020-02-21Mortgage $609,103 — from 2019 BB8 LLC; 1226 BRONX 11 LLC; 1254 BRONX 6 LLC to INVESTORS BANK $609,103
2020-02-21Agreement $2,600,000 — from 2019 BB8 LLC; 1254 BRONX 6 LLC; 1226 BRONX 11 LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,600,000
2015-01-16AL&R $759,000 — from 2019 BB8 LLC to INVESTORS BANK $759,000
2015-01-16Mortgage $329,752 — from 2019 BB8 LLC to INVESTORS BANK $329,752
2015-01-16Agreement $759,000 — from 2019 BB8 LLC to INVESTORS BANK $759,000
2015-01-16Deed $905,000 — from ORTECHO, HENRY; ORTECHO, RICHARD to 2019 BB8 LLC $905,000
2005-11-01Mortgage $520,000 — from ORTECHO, HENRY; ORTECHO, RICHARD to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $520,000
2005-11-01Deed $680,000 — from J & M HOLDINGS INC. to ORTECHO, RICHARD; ORTECHO, HENRY $680,000
2004-05-14Deed $415,000 — from HUGE ASSOCIATES, INC. to J&M HOLDINGS , INC. $415,000
1990-06-12Mortgage $90,000 — from LASERNA, GUSTAVO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $90,000
1987-12-15Mortgage $115,000 — from SINGH, BHAVDEEP to MOTT HAVEN MAVEN RLTY CP $115,000
1986-07-11Mortgage $55,000 — from BRONX-THE BRONX RLTYCP. to SMITH, DAWN; COLLINS, CHARLES; ADIPIETRO, FRANK J. $55,000
1986-05-12Mortgage $50,000 — from BRONX-BRONX REALTY CORP. to LOPEZ, LUIS ALBERTO $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170670471
20180320436
20190150722
2020011641121
202119704102
2022111303117
20231910698
2024126704272
2025117507183
20260710273
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The full timeline

Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 1,292Ownership & money 39Health & systems 76

Every one of the 1,434 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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