531 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 191 311 service requests, 113 HPD complaints, 56 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 11.3. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1992-04-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$30,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (6) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Lead (3) · Encampment (2).
$37,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (104) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | TOWER GARDENS, INC |
| Head officer | DAVID ACEVEDO |
| Managing agent | Metro Management Development Inc |
| Last registered | 2026-02-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,418,000 | $3,788,100 |
| 2026 | $8,455,000 | $3,804,750 |
| 2027 | $8,596,000 | $3,868,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,318,375 a year ($18.58 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,210,347 ($9.70 per sq ft), net operating income $1,108,029. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | Elder Av — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Story Av / Boynton Av — Bx5 · 950 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 152 Evergreen 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.
1569 Bruckner Boulevard
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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.
Managed by METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 178 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,916,935 on 2017-05-19 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from TOWER GARDENS, INC. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Mortgage $2,916,935 — from TOWER GARDENS, INC. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,916,935 | |
| 2007-01-31 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from TOWER GARDENS, INC. to AMALGAMATED BANK | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Every one of the 531 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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