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261 East 202nd Street

2,036Records
20City systems
57Open violations
35.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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2,036 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 682 HPD complaints, 561 311 service requests, 295 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built2021
Floors11
Res. units163
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPEMTN FUN D CORP
BBL2033080092
BIN2017260, 2017262, 2017263, 2017264, 2104260

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 35.6. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations57 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-07.
Active vacate order6 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

205 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 119). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

17
’24–25
119
’25–26

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

462 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (121) · HEAT/HOT WATER (100) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (48) · PLUMBING (31) · PAINT/PLASTER (30) · DOOR/WINDOW (26).

Filed construction activity

$1,125,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (40 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2021)
YesSix or more residential units (163)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CHV Bedford Park LP
Head officerPaula Greenstein
Managing agentGenuine Property Services LLC
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,277,000 $7,324,650
2026$23,334,000 $10,500,300
2027$23,797,000 $10,708,650

The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayBedford Park Blvd — B D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bainbridge Av / East Mosholu Pkwy South — Bx34 · 550 ft
Citi BikeE 201 St & Briggs Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Isaac Varian
Middle: J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway. 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

261 East 202nd 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

462 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 100 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 GENUINE PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 4 buildings, 1,005 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147- 40 Archer Avenue QN539 B
261 East 202nd Street BX163 B
270 East 203rd Street BX160 B
37-08 Union Street QN143 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2024-02-12 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing And Assistance Cor), 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
2025-05-13SMIS $30,551,596 — from CITY OF NEW YORK $30,551,596
2024-02-12Mortgage $500,000 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BEFORD PARK L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI $500,000
2021-01-07Mortgage $1,600,000 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P. to CAMBA HOUSING VENTURES, INC. $1,600,000
2021-01-07Mortgage $8,250,000 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI $8,250,000
2021-01-07Mortgage $30,551,596 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P.; CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $30,551,596
2021-01-07Mortgage $30,551,596 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVEOPMENT FUND; CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $30,551,596
2021-01-07Mortgage $80,960,000 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P.; CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVEOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $80,960,000
2021-01-07Deed $7,591,084 — from WALNUT 202 LLC to CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPEMTN FUN $7,591,084
2021-01-07Mortgage $2,144,142 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P. to CAMBA HOUSING VENTURES, INC. $2,144,142
2021-01-07Mortgage $5,714,194 — from CHV BEDFORD PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; CHV BEDFORD PARK L.P. to CAMBA HOUSING VENTURES, INC. $5,714,194
2020-12-17Sold for $7,591,084 $7,591,084 $46,571
2018-05-03Sold for $677,750 $677,750 $4,158
2017-09-01Deed $800,000 — from IGLESIAS CARUSSO, II, LEONARDO H to WALNUT 202 LLC $800,000
2017-09-01Mortgage $800,000 — from WALNUT 202 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2017-09-01AL&R $800,000 — from WALNUT 202 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178387834
2018114611840
201914030017
202010016017
20211873117073
20222617230874
20232518250674
20241510121644
202514536223386
20263447702486
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The full timeline

Construction 147Enforcement 102Housing & tenants 1,548Ownership & money 64Health & systems 175

Every one of the 2,036 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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