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1539 Westchester Avenue

1,103Records
17City systems
48Open violations
262.1Penalty rate

1,103 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 366 311 service requests, 338 HPD complaints, 266 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10472
Built1913
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1207 BOYNTON LLC
BBL2037730001
BIN2025160

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 262.1. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations48 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2013-03-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

114 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 80 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · Noise (11) · Panhandling (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · Graffiti (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)1207 BOYNTON LLC
Head officerLOUIS POPOVIC
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$976,000 $439,200
2026$884,000 $397,800
2027$845,000 $380,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayElder Av — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Elder Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWest Farms Rd & Boone Ave · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 195, 196. 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

1539 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

100 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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 JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2922 Barnes Avenue BX129 B
97 Cooper Street MN82 B
2420 Morris Avenue BX74 C
180 Van Cortlandt Park S BX73 A
183 Claremont Avenue MN62 A
1226 Sherman Avenue BX61 D
1491 Watson Avenue BX60 B
1126 Evergreen Avenue BX60 B
1240 Sherman Avenue BX59 C
2830 Briggs Avenue BX58 C
3021 Holland Avenue BX56 C
160 Audubon Avenue MN55 B
2719 Morris Avenue BX54 F
1025 Leggett Avenue BX51 A
1081 Sheridan Avenue BX47 D
2499 Grand Avenue BX46 B
517 West 212 Street MN44 B
2489 Morris Avenue BX43 C
1171 Sherman Avenue BX42 C
1427 Taylor Avenue BX41 B
1900 Grand Concourse BX40 D
2438 Washington Avenue BX38 B
2547 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 C
1225 Sherman Avenue BX37 C
3050 Perry Avenue BX37 C
3511 Hull Avenue BX37 C
2541 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 F
2718 Morris Avenue BX37 C
136 West 168 Street BX36 A
1049 Grand Concourse BX36 C
2101 Grand Avenue BX33 C
1236 Grand Concourse BX31 C
219 Echo Place BX31 D
1466 Beach Avenue BX30 C
1459 Taylor Avenue BX30 C
144 East 208 Street BX28 C
1024 Walton Avenue BX27 C
221 East 173 Street BX26 B
450 East 165 Street BX25 C
566 East 187 Street BX24 C
2253 Ryer Avenue BX22 B
3485 Broadway MN22 B
3067 Decatur Avenue BX21 D
2761 University Avenue BX21 D
693 East 189 Street BX20 D
667 East 187 Street BX20 D
485 Washington Avenue BX20 D
1475 Taylor Avenue BX20 C
1876 Arthur Avenue BX20 C
663 Crescent Avenue BX20 D
1704 Van Buren Street BX19 D
276 East 7 Street MN19 B
540 East 187 Street BX17 D
2385 Lorillard Place BX17 B
155 Avenue C MN17 A
2389 Lorillard Place BX17 B
1539 Westchester Avenue BX17 C
134 West 20 Street MN16 B
518 East 187 Street BX16 C
576 East 187 Street BX16 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $810,625 on 2018-07-31 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-28Agreement $2,250,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,250,000
2018-09-28Agreement $2,250,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,250,000
2018-08-10Agreement $2,250,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,250,000
2018-08-10Agreement $2,250,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,250,000
2018-07-31Mortgage $810,625 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $810,625
2013-05-20AL&R $1,600,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2013-05-20Agreement $1,600,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2013-05-20Mortgage $384,805 — from 1207 BOYNTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $384,805
2013-05-20Deed $2,225,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON AVE. LLC to 1207 BOYNTON LLC $2,225,000
2011-12-01Agreement $1,247,783 — from 1207 BOYNTON AVE. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,247,783
2006-09-06AL&R $1,296,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1207 BOYNTON AVENUE, LLC $1,296,500
2006-06-15Agreement $1,296,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1207 BOYNTON AVE. LLC $1,296,500
2006-06-15Mortgage $499,327 — from 1207 BOYNTON AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $499,327
2006-06-15Deed $1,850,000 — from 1207 BOYNTON ASSOCIATES, LP to 1207 BOYNTON AVE, LLC $1,850,000
2004-01-06AL&R $825,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 1207 BOYNTON AVEASSOCIATES, LP $825,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170360339
2018067417
20190480351
202008019
20210160117
20220440347
20230750277
20240290433
2025118102184
20260210122
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 1,003Ownership & money 44Health & systems 36

Every one of the 1,103 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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