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549 Commonwealth Avenue

1,989Records
20City systems
36Open violations
97.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10473 · Neighborhood: Soundview-Clason Point
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1,989 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,049 311 service requests, 464 HPD complaints, 224 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units56
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA
BBL2035190034
BIN2021309

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 97.1. In ZIP 10473, 82% 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 — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-30.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

135 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 57 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

57
’24–25
28
’25–26

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

$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

555 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (435) · HEAT/HOT WATER (66) · Illegal Fireworks (7) · Elevator (6) · Non (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$313,143 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC
Head officerRON ORGEL
Managing agentWinn Management Company LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,494,000 $2,022,300
2026$4,547,000 $2,046,150
2027$4,575,000 $2,058,750

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Afrospice Bistro LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Randall Av / Rosedale Av — Bx27 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 069 Journey Prep School
Middle: 375, 448. 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

549 Commonwealth Avenue

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

555 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 66 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 WINN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC — 16 buildings, 1,811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9000 Shore Road BK558 A
350 St Anns Avenue BX191 C
570 Washington Street MN176 A
820 Thieriot Avenue BX157 B
880 Thieriot Avenue BX157 B
470 East 139 Street BX74 A
521 Commonwealth Avenue BX61 A
520 Rosedale Avenue BX60 A
539 Commonwealth Avenue BX60 A
540 Rosedale Avenue BX60 A
501 Commonwealth Avenue BX58 B
550 Rosedale Avenue BX58 A
502 Rosedale Avenue BX57 B
549 Commonwealth Avenue BX56 B
405 East 137 Street BX16 B
211 Brown Place BX12 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $64,800,000 on 2021-10-08 (lender: Capital One, National Association and Hp Rosedale Gardens Housing Development Fund Compa), covering 8 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
2021-10-08Mortgage $64,800,000 — from ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC to HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $64,800,000
2021-10-04RPTT&RET $91,000,000 — from HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; SPENCER EQUITY GROUP LLC to BRONX 469 VENTURE, LLC $91,000,000
2020-01-08Mortgage $50,000,000 — from HP ROSEDALE GADENS HDFC, INC.; ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $50,000,000
2017-11-08Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC; HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2017-11-08AL&R $2,000,000 — from ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC; HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2016-03-08Deed $66,638,816 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC; SJC 1 LLC; PRB 1 LLC to HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $66,638,816
2016-03-08AL&R $47,500,000 — from HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $47,500,000
2016-03-08M&CON $47,500,000 — from HP ROSEDALE GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; ROSEDALE GARDENS NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $47,500,000
2014-07-29M&CON $37,000,000 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $37,000,000
2014-07-29AL&R $37,000,000 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $37,000,000
2011-03-15M&CON $33,000,000 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $33,000,000
2011-03-15AL&R $33,000,000 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $33,000,000
2008-03-10Mortgage $10,819,921 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,819,921
2008-03-10AL&R $29,000,000 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $29,000,000
2008-03-10Agreement $29,000,000 — from ACADEMY GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $29,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017088624100
20186716104178
2019659801110
202019406258
202135105225
202221212802144
20230616201169
20240724500252
20250427202278
20260221901222
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 1,765Ownership & money 45Health & systems 29

Every one of the 1,989 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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