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1520 Story Avenue

674Records
18City systems
3Open violations
10.7Penalty rate

674 recorded events, 2015–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 305 311 service requests, 140 HPD complaints, 43 DOB permits.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built2017
Floors13
Res. units223
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)HP STORY AVENUE HOUSING DEV. FUND COMPAN Y, INC.
BBL2036237502
BIN2128970

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 10.7. In ZIP 10473, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
10
’24–25

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

$1,870 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

197 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · PLUMBING (38) · Elevator (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · APPLIANCE (6).

Filed construction activity

$868,086 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (2017)
YesSix or more residential units (223)
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)STORY AVENUE WEST RESIDENTIAL, LLC
Head officerCHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agentNELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,403,357 $7,831,511
2026$17,734,382 $7,980,472
2027$1,507,140 $678,213

The city's market estimate has fallen 91% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $7,342,441 a year ($22.28 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,056,411 ($6.24 per sq ft), net operating income $5,286,030. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayElder Av — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Story Av / Colgate Av — Bx5 · 300 ft
Citi BikeLongfellow Ave & Aldus St · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 Albert G. Oliver
Middle: 123, 337. 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

1520 Story 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

197 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD — 17 buildings, 4,169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B11 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
214 Thomas S Boyland St BK1107 A
823 Colgate Avenue BX484 B
825 Boynton Avenue BX484 B
150 West 225 Street MN318 B
1730 Mulford Avenue BX285 B
275 South Street MN256 B
1520 Story Avenue BX223 B
950 Evergreen Avenue BX213 C
1530 Story Avenue BX212 B
955 Evergreen Avenue BX144 D
400 Cathedral Parkway MN140 B
3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX108 C
1107 Bryant Avenue BX97 B
92 Gates Avenue BK45 A
214 Prospect Place BK20 B
148 St James Place BK17 B
47 Clifton Place BK16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-09-03Mortgage $750,000 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION; STORY AVENUE WEST RESIDENTIAL LLC to HP STORY AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $750,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201718500023
2018191200031
20199326020
2020603120360
202104180325
202225450557
202306590469
20240310503111
20250511904128
20260711704128
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 496Ownership & money 26Health & systems 26

Every one of the 674 recorded events, 2015–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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