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512 Commonwealth Avenue

647Records
10City systems
191Open violations
1139.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10473 · Neighborhood: Soundview-Clason Point
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647 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 220 HPD housing violations, 218 311 service requests, 161 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)ZHENG, DAQIANG
BBL2035200011
BIN2021319

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1139.3. In ZIP 10473, 82% 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 violations191 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 146 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (10) · Building/Use (6) · Noise (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (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 (1935)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$928,000 $55,680
2026$1,005,000 $60,300
2027$999,000 $59,940

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 600 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

512 Commonwealth 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $372,000 on 2022-01-26 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-26Mortgage $372,000 — from ZHENG, CHUNFANG; ZHENG, DAQIANG; ZHENG, JIN YU to MERS $372,000
2018-02-16Deed $625,000 — from PEREZ, JACINTO to ZHENG, JIN YU; ZHENG, CHUNFANG; ZHENG, DAQIANG $625,000
2018-02-16Mortgage $375,000 — from ZHENG, CHUNFANG; ZHENG, DAQIANG; ZHENG, JIN YU to MERS $375,000
2018-02-07Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $312,500
2010-05-04Deed $460,000 — from BKRP INC., to PEREZ, JACINTO $460,000
2010-05-04Mortgage $451,668 — from PEREZ, JACINTO to MERS $451,668
2009-11-27Deed $270,000 — from DOYLE, ELLEN J; JAMES CASTRO-BLANCO, AS GUARDIAN to BKRP INC. $270,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201805409
20190170522
202007007
20210100010
20220474152
2023238001383
2024311600119
202508008
202663009
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 614Ownership & money 14Health & systems 8

Every one of the 647 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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