4,160 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,380 HPD complaints, 1,325 311 service requests, 998 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 300.6. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 48 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
178 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 63 · winter 2024–25: 79 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
256 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (79) · Noise (50) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · WATER LEAK (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · PLUMBING (15).
$262,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1935) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (37) |
| 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) | 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH TEICHMAN |
| Managing agent | DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2025-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,813,000 | $815,850 |
| 2026 | $2,061,000 | $927,450 |
| 2027 | $2,203,000 | $991,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 26/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
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 | 183 St — 4 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 182-183 Sts — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 183 St — Bx3 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Buchanan Pl & Grand Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 091 Bronx Middle: 447,363. 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.
51 Buchanan Place
| 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 |
256 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 79 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 136 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $986,273 on 2021-09-22 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Agreement $4,972,000 — from 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,972,000 | |
| 2021-09-22 | Mortgage $986,273 — from 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $986,273 | |
| 2016-08-25 | Agreement $4,450,000 — from 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,450,000 | |
| 2016-08-25 | AL&R $4,450,000 — from 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,450,000 | |
| 2016-08-25 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-05-02 | Deed $6,650,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC to 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC | $6,650,000 | |
| 2016-05-02 | Agreement $290,000 — from 51 BUCHANAN ASSOCIATES LLC to ISLAND FUNDING LLC | $290,000 | |
| 2016-04-18 | Sold for $6,650,000 | $6,650,000 | $179,730 |
| 2015-04-09 | AL&R $290,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $290,000 | |
| 2015-04-09 | Mortgage $290,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $290,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | AL&R $3,160,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,160,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Agreement $3,160,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,160,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Mortgage $3,160,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,160,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Agreement $36,070,000 — from BSP BUCHANAN LLC; BSP EAST 194 LLC; BSP MARMION LLC; BSP DAVIDSON 1 LLC; BSP SHERIDAN LLC; to BANK UNITED, N.A. | $36,070,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Deed $4,600,000 — from 51 BUCHANAN PLACE PROPERTY, LLC to BSP BUCHANAN LLC | $4,600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 119 | 0 | 4 | 130 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 0 | 8 | 232 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 5 | 103 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 99 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 188 | 4 | 8 | 207 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 233 | 0 | 6 | 241 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 8 | 292 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 0 | 5 | 238 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 0 | 4 | 249 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 5 | 193 |
Every one of the 4,160 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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