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615 East 189 Street

1,989Records
18City systems
253Open violations
481.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Belmont
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1,989 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 681 HPD complaints, 544 HPD housing violations, 404 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1903
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FORDHAM PORTIFOLIO I LLC
BBL2030780033
BIN2012272

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 481.2. In ZIP 10458, 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 violations253 total — 63 class C (immediately hazardous), 125 class B, 65 class A. Oldest open since 2000-01-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
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’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

158 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (33) · PAINT/PLASTER (29) · DOOR/WINDOW (19) · WATER LEAK (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · PLUMBING (13).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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 (1903)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)FORDHAM PORTFOLIO I LL
Head officerDAVID MANHEIMER
Managing agentLivingston Management Services, LLC
Last registered2026-02-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,303,000 $1,036,350
2026$2,394,000 $1,077,300
2027$2,631,000 $1,183,950

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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

SubwayFordham Rd — B D · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Fordham Rd / Hughes Av — Bx9 Bx12 Bx17 Bx22 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 188 St & Hughes Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia
Middle: Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45. 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

615 East 189 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

158 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,090,514 on 2022-02-24 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 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
2022-02-24AL&R $12,100,000 — from FORDHAM PORTFOLIO I, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,100,000
2022-02-24Agreement $12,100,000 — from FORDHAM PORTFOLIO I, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,100,000
2022-02-24Mortgage $1,090,514 — from FORDHAM PORTFOLIO I, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,090,514
2017-01-25Deed $16,575,000 — from FORDHAM APARTMENTS LLC to FORDHAM PORTIFOLIO I LLC $16,575,000
2017-01-25AL&R $11,850,000 — from FORDHAM PORTFOLIO I, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $11,850,000
2017-01-25Agreement $11,850,000 — from FORDHAM PORTFOLIO I, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $11,850,000
2015-08-07AL&R $12,325,000 — from FORDHAM APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,325,000
2015-08-07Agreement $12,325,000 — from FORDHAM APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,325,000
2015-08-07Mortgage $4,727,957 — from FORDHAM APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,727,957
2015-08-07Deed $4,050,000 — from KPP II EAST 189TH STREET LLC to FORDHAM APARTMENTS LLC $4,050,000
2013-12-02Deed $2,643,000 — from CENTURIPE PROPERTIES LLC to KPP II EAST 189TH STREET LLC $2,643,000
2013-12-02Mortgage $808,877 — from KPP II EAST 189TH STREET LLC to COSTOMERS BANK $808,877
2013-12-02Agreement $2,114,400 — from KPP II EAST 189TH STREET LLC to COSTOMERS BANK $2,114,400
2013-12-02AL&R $2,114,400 — from KPP II EAST 189TH STREET LLC to COSTOMERS BANK $2,114,400
2008-11-06Agreement $1,400,000 — from CENTURIPE PROPERTIES, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2023
2024
2025
336
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700276740
2018005001565
2019021801434
202001680271
202103370343
20220210657120
2023027101184
20241411103119
20251114506153
20260033204336
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 1,731Ownership & money 60Health & systems 131

Every one of the 1,989 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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