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516 East 240 Street

173Records
14City systems
5Open violations
53.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10470 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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173 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 21 boiler inspections, 19 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10470
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)BENEDITTO SAVINO
BBL2033980061
BIN2019826

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 53.3. In ZIP 10470, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-16.

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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Graffiti (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$59,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)BEN SAVINO
Last registered2020-12-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$379,000 $170,550
2026$390,000 $175,500
2027$421,000 $189,450

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
WonderfulChineseA—
Wonderful 2012 INC.Not yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayNereid Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 240 St — Bx16 · 100 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

516 East 240 Street

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

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $437,500 on 2009-02-20 (lender: Miranda, Anna Maria and Miranda, Sr., Vincenzo), 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
2009-02-26AL&R $437,500 — from SAVINO, BENEDETTO; PYLE, ELISA to MIRANDA, SR., VINCENZO; MIRANDA, ANNA MARIA $437,500
2009-02-20Mortgage $437,500 — from SAVINO, BENEDETTO; PYLE, ELISA to MIRANDA, ANNA MARIA; MIRANDA, SR., VINCENZO $437,500
2009-02-17Deed $450,000 — from MIRANDA, VINCENZO to PYLE, ELISA; SAVINO, BENEDETTO $450,000
1987-01-16Mortgage $7,700 — from SAVINO, NUNZIO; MIRANDA, VINCENZO to BANK OF COMMERCE $7,700

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170041216
201800426
201900224
202000235
2021307212
2022334212
2023035311
2024017311
202501236
20260822535
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 14Health & systems 46

Every one of the 173 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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