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553 Soundview Avenue

343Records
18City systems
44Open violations
126.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10473 · Neighborhood: Soundview-Clason Point
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343 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 HPD housing violations, 84 HPD complaints, 81 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built1924
Floors—
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)JERSEY CITY GIRL LLC
BBL2035230042
BIN2021462

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 126.7. 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 violations44 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13).

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4).

Filed construction activity

$110,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1924)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JERSEY CITY GIRL LLC
Head officerHAL BRILL
Managing agentJersey City Girl LLC
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$362,400 $163,080
2026$435,000 $195,750
2027$522,000 $234,900

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Soundview Slices NYCPizzaA—

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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Randall Av / Taylor Av — Bx27 · 300 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

553 Soundview 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $450,000 on 2014-07-11 (lender: Northeast Community Bank), 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
2018-07-26Deed $890,000 — from ELULE EQUITIES, LLC to JERSEY CITY GIRL LLC $890,000
2018-07-18Sold for $890,000 $890,000 $445,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $450,000 — from ELULE EQUITIES, LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $450,000
2014-07-11AL&R $45,000 — from ELULE EQUITIES, LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $45,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700400040
201882343047
201922140018
202030100114
202102260028
2022008008
202304540159
202430130016
2025013026
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 281Ownership & money 5Health & systems 13

Every one of the 343 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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