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19 Van Cortlandt Avenue

873Records
17City systems
16Open violations
90.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10468 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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873 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 446 311 service requests, 226 HPD complaints, 86 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)19 VAN CORTLANDT AVENUE OWNER LLC
BBL2033230032
BIN2017668

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 90.5. 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 violations16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-13.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

164 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 120 · winter 2025–26: 21 · winter 2026–27: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
120
’24–25
21
’25–26
9
’26–27

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

$30,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

157 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (81) · Noise (20) · PLUMBING (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · Elevator (5) · Sewer (4).

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 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)19 Van Cortlandt Avenue Owner LLC
Head officerPeter Hungerford
Managing agentProgress Property Management LLC
Last registered2025-06-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,666,000 $749,700
2026$1,644,000 $739,800
2027$1,582,000 $711,900

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayMosholu Pkwy — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Park Blvd — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / Van Cortlandt Av East — Bx1 Bx2 · 300 ft
Citi BikeGrand Concourse & E Mosholu Pkwy S · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher
Middle: P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher. 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

19 Van Cortlandt Avenue

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

157 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 81 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 PROGRESS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 37 buildings, 2,246 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B17 · C12 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2100 Bronx Park East BX157 D
1187 Anderson Avenue BX129 D
2780 University Avenue BX100 F
2575 Sedgwick Avenue BX86 B
2140 Cruger Avenue BX85 B
2160 Holland Avenue BX85 B
2160 Bolton Street BX72 B
2180 Bolton Street BX72 C
2165 Bolton Street BX67 C
2056 Anthony Avenue BX66 B
3155 Grand Concourse BX65 B
222 Bedford Park Blvd BX63 D
275 East 201 Street BX62 C
3881 Sedgwick Avenue BX60 B
1220 Shakespeare Avenue BX59 D
2559 Sedgwick Avenue BX56 B
120 West 183 Street BX56 A
316 Mosholu Parkway BX55 B
35 East 208 Street BX54 B
655 East 230 Street BX54 C
3070 Hull Avenue BX50 C
250 Bedford Park Blvd BX50 B
3013 Valentine Avenue BX49 A
3339 Hull Avenue BX49 B
3920 Bronx Boulevard BX49 C
100 East Mosholu Parkway BX49 B
3565 Bruckner Boulevard BX49 C
55 East 210 Street BX47 C
3073 Buhre Avenue BX46 B
3010 Valentine Avenue BX45 C
4305 Furman Avenue BX43 B
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue BX43 B
2966 Briggs Avenue BX42 C
3001 Valentine Avenue BX38 B
1210 Woodycrest Avenue BX34 C
221 East 201 Street BX30 C
210 East 201 Street BX30 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,900,000 on 2025-06-02 (lender: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America), covering 37 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
2025-06-02AL&R $7,900,000 — from 3881 SEDGWICK AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2180 BOLTON STREET OWNER LLC; 221 EAST 201ST STREET OWNER to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $7,900,000
2025-06-02Mortgage $7,900,000 — from 3881 SEDGWICK AVENUE OWNER LLC; 3010 VALENTINE AVENUE OWNER LLC; 210 EAST 201ST STREET OWN to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $7,900,000
2025-06-02Mortgage $131,935,000 — from 2575 SEDGWICK AVENUE OWNER LLC; 100 EAST MOSHOLU PARKWAY OWNER LLC; 2160 HOLLAND AVENUE OW to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $131,935,000
2025-06-02Agreement $131,935,000 — from 4305 FURMAN AVENUE OWNER LLC; 19 VAN COURTLANDT AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2165 BOLTON STREET OWNER to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $131,935,000
2025-06-02AL&R $131,935,000 — from 4305 FURMAN AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2780 UNI AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2056 ANTHONY AVENUE OWNER LLC; 31 to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $131,935,000
2025-05-27Deed $3,690,580 — from NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC to 19 VAN CORTLANDT AVENUE OWNER LLC $3,690,580
2021-07-22Agreement $308,056 — from NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC $308,057
2021-07-22Agreement $3,040,526 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK to NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC $3,040,526
2014-04-18Mortgage $1,513,634 — from NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,513,634
2014-04-18Agreement $3,280,800 — from NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $3,280,800
2014-04-18Mortgage $332,400 — from NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $332,400
2014-04-11Deed $4,800,000 — from 19 E. VAN CORTLANDT ASSOC., LLC to NYSANDY4 NBP13 LLC $4,800,000
2013-09-10Agreement $1,789,442 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 19 E. VAN CORTLANDT ASSOC. LLC $1,789,442
2010-03-17Agreement $1,550,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 19 E. VAN CORTLANDT ASSOC. LLC $1,550,000
2010-03-17Mortgage $481,946 — from 19 E. VAN CORTLANDT ASSOC. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $481,946

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171340035
20180250025
20190190221
20201580059
20211642168
20220610162
20232930196
2024112200123
2025511882133
20261820184
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 772Ownership & money 55Health & systems 9

Every one of the 873 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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