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261 East 237 Street

125Records
12City systems
3Open violations
4.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10470 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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125 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10470
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)261 HOLDINGS LLC
BBL2033780072
BIN2019212

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.4. In ZIP 10470, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)261 Holdings LLC
Head officerJack Oshea
Managing agentGENYC REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,218,000 $548,100
2026$1,462,000 $657,900
2027$1,754,000 $789,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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

Subway233 St — 2 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Katonah Av / E 237 St — Bx31 Bx34 BxM4 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss
Middle: P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss. 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 237 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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years — 1 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 GENYC REALTY LLC — 65 buildings, 1,826 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B20 · C19 · D17 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
151 Nagle Avenue MN80 B
2715 Grand Concourse BX73 B
2800 University Avenue BX60 B
935 East 163 Street BX60 A
116 E Mosholu Parkway S BX59 C
2766 University Avenue BX55 B
2903 Valentine Avenue BX53 A
684 East 222 Street BX49 B
273 East 239 Street BX49 B
1535 Walton Avenue BX48 B
246 East 199 Street BX47 C
945 East 163 Street BX45 D
2870 Marion Avenue BX44 B
1225 Morris Avenue BX44 C
1250 Leland Avenue BX43 D
1764 Walton Avenue BX43 B
3540 Rochambeau Avenue BX42 B
1360 Plimpton Avenue BX41 C
972 Sherman Avenue BX41 C
312 East 163 Street BX34 C
55 East 179 Street BX33 F
2008 Hughes Avenue BX32 C
1142 College Avenue BX29 D
3042 Grand Concourse BX28 B
2296 Andrews Avenue North BX28 D
1001 Home Street BX26 D
390 East 162 Street BX25 D
18 East 198 Street BX25 D
237 East 163 Street BX25 C
2791 University Avenue BX24 C
1651 Williamsbridge Road BX24 B
264 East 199 Street BX22 B
540 East 183 Street BX22 C
295 East 162 Street BX21 C
964 Sherman Avenue BX21 B
565 East 188 Street BX21 C
299 East 162 Street BX21 B
1343 Prospect Avenue BX21 B
666 East 181 Street BX20 C
960 Sherman Avenue BX20 B
968 Sherman Avenue BX20 C
2550 Bainbridge Avenue BX20 C
1351 Prospect Avenue BX20 B
703 West 180 Street MN20 D
1347 Prospect Avenue BX20 D
1441 Edward L Grant Hwy BX19 D
400 East 187 Street BX18 D
360 East 166 Street BX17 D
256 East 237 Street BX17 A
268 East 237 Street BX17 A
262 East 237 Street BX17 A
2265 Hughes Avenue BX16 B
800 East 149 Street BX15 D
387 East 138 Street BX10 C
261 East 237 Street BX9 A
255 East 237 Street BX9 D
265 East 237 Street BX9 A
3224 Radcliff Avenue BX9 C
2378 Webster Avenue BX8 B
2086 Vyse Avenue BX8 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2016-02-05 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-03AL&R $950,000 — from 261 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $950,000
2023-04-03M&CON $950,000 — from 261 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $950,000
2016-02-05AL&R $650,000 — from 261 HOLDINGS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $650,000
2016-02-05Mortgage $650,000 — from 261 HOLDINGS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $650,000
2016-01-29Deed $900,000 — from MAGUIRE, MICHAEL SR. to 261 HOLDINGS LLC $900,000
2016-01-15Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706006
20181120215
201912014
202006017
20210180119
202211013
202302439
202401214
202502013
202612025
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 24Health & systems 13

Every one of the 125 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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