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201 East 238 Street

537Records
17City systems
36Open violations
3.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10470 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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537 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 173 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10470
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units49
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)205 EAST 238TH ST OWN
BBL2033790001
BIN2019225

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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 77% 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 3.8. In ZIP 10470, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations36 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1978-10-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$32,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · General Construction/Plumbing (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (5) · Damaged Tree (4) · Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$387,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (49)
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)201-205 E238TH STREET
Head officerDARIO NAVARRETE
Managing agentLibrett Real Estate
Last registered2025-12-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,228,000 $1,002,600
2026$2,457,000 $1,105,650
2027$2,862,000 $1,287,900

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $814,357 a year ($17.08 per sq ft), operating expenses $453,427 ($9.51 per sq ft), net operating income $360,930. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 2018 (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

Subway233 St — 2 5 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Katonah Av / E 239 St — Bx31 Bx34 · 850 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

201 East 238 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 LIBRETT REAL ESTATE — 2 buildings, 218 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1475 Thieriot Avenue BX169 A
201 East 238 Street BX49 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2018-12-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $182,000 — from GONZALEZ, JOSE C JR to MOBLEY, KARA ZOR-EL $182,000
2026-07-08Sold for $182,000 $182,000 $3,714
2026-06-04RPTT&RET $130,000 — from MARY DEMILT, TRUSTEE; THE MARY O'BOYLE IRREVOCABLE TRUST to HYNES, ROBERT E $130,000
2026-05-28Sold for $130,000 $130,000 $2,653
2026-01-07RPTT&RET $145,000 — from DOUGLAS, TIMOTHY to MCNABB, DANIEL $145,000
2025-12-30Sold for $145,000 $145,000 $2,959
2025-05-28RPTT&RET $137,000 — from WOOD, JOHN to SUNG LEE, RICHARD VI $137,000
2025-05-14Sold for $137,000 $137,000 $2,796
2024-07-15RPTT&RET $172,000 — from MULLIGAN, JOHN to SULLENS, THOMAS $172,000
2024-07-09Sold for $172,000 $172,000 $3,510
2023-11-06RPTT&RET $160,000 — from TIGHE REALTY COMPANY LLC to GONZALEZ, JOSE C JR. $160,000
2022-10-12RPTT&RET $166,000 — from MASTERSON, MARGARET; MASTERSON, MICHAEL to GRIZALES, MARIA D $166,000
2022-09-14Sold for $166,000 $166,000 $3,388
2022-06-08RPTT&RET $165,000 — from ESTATE OF ANN JEFFERS; DOLAN, EXECUTOR, JOHN to WAYGAN, MARYANN $165,000
2022-05-24Sold for $165,000 $165,000 $3,367

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703211025
2018041715036
201915131222
202045183131
202111061119
2022110135433
2023441811037
2024011222540
202500103114
202600175123
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 315Ownership & money 89Health & systems 33

Every one of the 537 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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