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1850 Lafayette Avenue

7,840Records
19City systems
190Open violations
29.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10473 · Neighborhood: Soundview-Clason Point
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7,840 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,875 HPD complaints, 1,944 311 service requests, 1,652 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built1977
Floors6
Res. units948
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)STEVENSON COMMONS HOUSING COMPANY, INC.
BBL2036000025
BIN2092716, 2128758

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29.5. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations190 total — 93 class C (immediately hazardous), 62 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1,109 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 297 · winter 2024–25: 288 · winter 2025–26: 274). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

297
’23–24
288
’24–25
274
’25–26

17 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$34,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1,493 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (545) · Noise (234) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (155) · PLUMBING (83) · DOOR/WINDOW (64) · General Construction/Plumbing (51).

Filed construction activity

$6,789,430 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1977)
YesSix or more residential units (948)
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)STEVENSON COMMONS AFFORDABLE, LLC
Head officerRICK GROPPER
Managing agentDOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$52,632,000 $23,684,400
2026$53,187,000 $23,934,150
2027$53,638,000 $24,137,100

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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

SubwaySt Lawrence Av — 6 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / Lafayette Av — Bx39 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 182
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

1850 Lafayette 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

1,493 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 545 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $48,000,000 on 2021-07-20 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), 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
2021-07-20Mortgage $48,000,000 — from STEVENSON COMMONS HOUSING COMPANY, INC.; STEVENSON COMMONS AFFORDABLE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $48,000,000

Ten-year activity

2,0001,0000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
1,107
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201781197013219
20183029901303
20192210901114
20201612601134
20212620932222
202221259534616
2023414763104795
20244171,075651,107
2025141472704759
20261411,032041,051
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The full timeline

Construction 111Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 7,562Ownership & money 22Health & systems 69

Every one of the 7,840 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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