629 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 227 311 service requests, 162 HPD housing violations, 124 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 505.2. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% 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 | 10 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Noise (7) · PLUMBING (6) · Water System (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).
$52,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1909) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | NEW WALTON AVENUE HSFC |
| Head officer | HENG LY |
| Managing agent | SYCAMORE BIRCH MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,443,600 | $649,620 |
| 2026 | $1,155,000 | $519,750 |
| 2027 | $1,386,000 | $623,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2022 (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.
| Subway | West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av — 2 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / E 183 St — Bx9 Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Crotona Ave & E 183 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 032 Belmont 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.
771 Grote Street
| 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 |
63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Managed by SYCAMORE BIRCH MANAGEMENT LLC — 45 buildings, 1,426 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B24 · C6 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $340,922 on 1996-01-09 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | Deed $1,822,815 — from INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW WALTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $1,822,815 | |
| 1996-01-09 | Mortgage $340,922 — from INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NYC HPD | $340,922 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 58 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 57 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 97 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Every one of the 629 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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