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1220 Westchester Avenue

6,216Records
18City systems
146Open violations
195.8Penalty rate

6,216 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,611 311 service requests, 1,473 HPD complaints, 964 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10472
Built1964
Floors20
Res. units159
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)1210 CROES LLC
BBL2037490001
BIN2024145

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 195.8. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 violations146 total — 47 class C (immediately hazardous), 84 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

617 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 385 · winter 2024–25: 168 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

385
’23–24
168
’24–25
46
’25–26

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

$107,680 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

758 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (297) · General Construction/Plumbing (117) · Noise (100) · Elevator (45) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · APPLIANCE (18).

Filed construction activity

$680,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (159)
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)1210 CROES LLC
Head officerALBERTO TORRES
Managing agentALBERTO TORRES - RECEIVER - CROES LLC
Last registered2026-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,769,000 $3,046,050
2026$7,451,000 $3,352,950
2027$7,814,000 $3,516,300

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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.

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.

1 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

SubwaySt Lawrence Av — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Noble Av — Bx4 Bx4A · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 047 John Randolph. 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

1220 Westchester 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

758 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 297 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 ALBERTO TORRES-RECEIVER-WALT LLC — 5 buildings, 274 units. Grades across the portfolio: C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1220 Westchester Avenue BX159 D
265 East 194 Street BX52 C
1103 Sheridan Avenue BX40 C
2357 Washington Avenue BX12 F
2332 Walton Avenue BX11 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,647,021 on 2018-10-24 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-24Mortgage $2,647,021 — from 1210 CROES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,647,021
2018-10-24Agreement $22,000,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,000,000
2018-10-24AL&R $22,000,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,000,000
2017-04-06Mortgage $1,975,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,975,000
2017-04-06AL&R $1,975,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,975,000
2015-10-28Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,700,000
2015-10-28AL&R $1,700,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,700,000
2014-09-11M&CON $16,500,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,500,000
2014-09-11AL&R $16,500,000 — from 1210 CROES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,500,000
2014-09-11Deed $21,000,000 — from CROES NEST REALTY L.P. to 1210 CROES LLC $21,000,000
2008-01-02AL&R $9,000,000 — from CROES NEST REALTY L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK, A DIVISION OF CAPITAL O $9,000,000
2008-01-02Agreement $9,000,000 — from CROES NEST REALTY L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK, A DIVISION OF CAPITAL O; , AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NORTH FORK $9,000,000
2008-01-02Mortgage $1,968,784 — from CROES NEST REALTY L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK, A DIVISION OF CAPITAL O $1,968,784
2004-07-26AL&R $1,400,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CROES NEST REALTY L.P. $1,400,000
2004-07-26Mortgage $1,400,000 — from CROES NEST REALTY L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
939
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742815425193
201817528196372
201949171207814
202041517409202
202104243013260
2022022289512328
2023130430010471
2024348871017939
202547538456474
202605432926391
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 895Housing & tenants 5,089Ownership & money 60Health & systems 108

Every one of the 6,216 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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