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131 West Kingsbridge Rd

3,347Records
19City systems
68Open violations
166.3Penalty rate

3,347 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,372 HPD complaints, 1,199 311 service requests, 362 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1921
Floors6
Res. units32
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC
BBL2032480140
BIN2015289

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 166.3. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations68 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2012-08-27.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
6
’24–25
30
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

242 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (114) · Illegal Parking (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · WATER LEAK (17) · PLUMBING (11).

Filed construction activity

$780,744 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC
Head officerSTEVEN FINKELSTEIN
Managing agentROGER TATE
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,979,000 $1,340,550
2026$3,118,000 $1,403,100
2027$3,137,000 $1,411,650

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kennedy Chicken Pizza & BurgerChickenGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.

Getting around

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Kingsbridge Rd / Sedgwick Av — Bx3 Bx9 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEames Pl & Claflin Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 340
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

131 West Kingsbridge Rd

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

242 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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: $2,124,692 on 2020-12-07 (lender: Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, LLC), covering 2 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
2020-12-07Agreement $16,275,000 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, LLC $16,275,000
2020-12-07Mortgage $2,124,693 — from 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC; 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, LLC $2,124,693
2019-12-05Mortgage $880,625 — from 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC; 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC to INVESTORS BANK $880,625
2019-12-05Agreement $14,680,625 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to INVESTORS BANK $14,680,625
2019-12-05AL&R $880,625 — from 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC; 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC to INVESTORS BANK $880,625
2018-07-31Mortgage $2,322,466 — from 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC; 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,322,466
2018-07-31AL&R $13,800,000 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to INVESTORS BANK $13,800,000
2018-07-31Agreement $13,800,000 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to INVESTORS BANK $13,800,000
2015-11-27Agreement $11,900,000 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $11,900,000
2015-11-27AL&R $11,900,000 — from 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC; 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $11,900,000
2015-11-27Mortgage $4,200,000 — from 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC; 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,200,000
2014-02-27M&CON $7,700,000 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,700,000
2014-02-27Deed $4,500,000 — from 131 W KINGSBRIDGE OWNER LLC to 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC $4,500,000
2014-02-27AL&R $7,700,000 — from 131 ELLSWORTH ENTERPRISES LLC; 2701 CHARLOJACK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,700,000
2012-03-23AL&R $3,110,000 — from 131 W KINGSBRIDGE ROAD OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,110,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176616408184
201802138512157
201900107315125
202000757183
20213019419207
2022249004100
202313400347
20240016205167
20250012404128
20260320003206
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 3,076Ownership & money 81Health & systems 85

Every one of the 3,347 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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