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153 Father Zeiser Place

4,696Records
17City systems
75Open violations
51.2Penalty rate

4,696 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,540 HPD complaints, 1,440 311 service requests, 352 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1924
Floors5
Res. units152
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ZEISSER REALTY, LLC
BBL2032190232
BIN2014835, 2101734

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 51.2. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations75 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2011-04-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 54 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

477 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (256) · HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · Water System (31) · Illegal Parking (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · FLOORING/STAIRS (19).

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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (152)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ZEISSER REALTY LLC
Head officerIGNACIO CASTILLO
Managing agentEXCLUSIVE REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,982,000 $4,041,900
2026$7,446,000 $3,350,700
2027$7,811,000 $3,514,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (2 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.

Getting around

SubwayFordham Rd — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Fordham Rd / University Av — Bx12 Bx12-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW Fordham Rd & Loring Pl N · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 310 Marble Hill
Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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

153 Father Zeiser Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

477 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 EXCLUSIVE REALTY CORP — 13 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
153 Father Zeiser Place BX152 C
2254 Cedar Avenue BX62 A
135 West Kingsbridge Rd BX58 B
2690 Webb Avenue BX55 A
2269 Hampden Place BX51 A
1291 Spofford Avenue BX46 B
2315 Creston Avenue BX43 A
55 Evelyn Place BX36 B
1135 Hoe Avenue BX32 B
117 Father Zeiser Place BX27 B
1278 Union Avenue BX26 B
700 Faile Street BX20 A
1263 Jerome Avenue BX10 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,343,627 on 2022-05-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-12Mortgage $5,343,628 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,343,628
2022-05-12Agreement $13,000,000 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $13,000,000
2019-03-06Agreement $8,000,000 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2019-03-06Mortgage $1,726,186 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,726,186
2014-01-23Agreement $7,000,000 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2014-01-23Mortgage $228,056 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $228,056
2014-01-23Mortgage $228,056 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $228,056
2006-07-18Mortgage $4,654,060 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,654,060
2004-12-20Deed $9,250,000 — from SEIDEN REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ZEISSER REALTY, LLC $9,250,000
2004-12-20Mortgage $8,340,000 — from ZEISSER REALTY, LLC to CITIBANK N.A. $8,340,000
2004-12-20AL&R $8,340,000 — from CITIBANK N.A. to ZEISSER REALTY, LLC $8,340,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170710374
2018115701159
2019512934141
2020215003155
2021215803163
2022115824165
2023114303147
2024232103326
2025025205257
2026019702199
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 4,522Ownership & money 25Health & systems 55

Every one of the 4,696 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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