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955 Evergreen Avenue

4,424Records
21City systems
80Open violations
139.8Penalty rate

4,424 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,677 311 service requests, 1,530 HPD complaints, 935 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built1964
Floors18
Res. units144
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)HP EVERGREEN GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP
BBL2036490001
BIN2022560

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 139.8. 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 violations80 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

509 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 222 · winter 2024–25: 221 · winter 2025–26: 61). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

222
’23–24
221
’24–25
61
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

614 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (250) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (57) · PLUMBING (50) · PAINT/PLASTER (47) · Noise (45) · DOOR/WINDOW (32).

Filed construction activity

$1,209,029 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1964)
YesSix or more residential units (144)
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)EVERGREEN GARDENS INC.
Head officerCHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agentNELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,637,000 $2,536,650
2026$5,929,000 $2,668,050
2027$6,799,000 $3,059,550

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayElder Av — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Story Av / Evergreen Av — Bx5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLongfellow Ave & Aldus St · 0.4 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

955 Evergreen 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

614 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 250 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,730,170 on 2025-05-12 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), 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
2025-05-12Mortgage $14,730,170 — from EVERGREEN GARDENS, INC.; GLOBAL EVERGREEN LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $14,730,170
2025-05-12Mortgage $8,899,830 — from GLOBAL EVERGREEN LLC; EVERGREEN GARDENS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,899,830
2022-05-12Mortgage $14,730,170 — from GLOBAL EVERGREEN LLC; EVERGREEN GARDENS, INC., to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $14,730,170
2022-05-12Mortgage $8,899,830 — from EVERGREEN GARDENS, INC.,; GLOBAL EVERGREEN LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,899,830
2022-01-14RPTT&RET $15,250,000 — from SMF FOUNDATION/LRM INC.; SMF FOUNDATION/TAM INC.; LOUIS & GLORIA FLANZER CHARITABLE TRUST; to MONTI, KATHY; HP EVERGREEN GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; BERGER, ALAN; BARBACCI $15,250,000
2021-12-29Sold for $15,250,000 $15,250,000 $105,903
2006-08-03Mortgage $129,800 — from PEREZ, NESTOR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $129,800
1998-09-10Mortgage $1,495,627 — from EVERGREEN GARDENS, INC. to NYC HPD $1,495,627

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704115014133
201803680879
201907163112183
20200331007320
20212314817161
2022111248394519
20236490303916
20241349300497
20252048422490
20260129110293
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 120Housing & tenants 4,187Ownership & money 21Health & systems 65

Every one of the 4,424 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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