243 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 HPD complaints, 65 311 service requests, 56 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 932.7. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · Building/Use (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Water System (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | RONALD MAGRO LLC |
| Head officer | RONALd MAGRo |
| Managing agent | RONALD MAGRo |
| Last registered | 2026-04-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $882,000 | $52,920 |
| 2026 | $893,000 | $53,580 |
| 2027 | $846,000 | $50,760 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Parkchester — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / Watson Av — Bx36 Bx39 · 400 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School Middle: Pugsley Preparatory Academy. 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.
1929 Watson Avenue
| 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,525,000 on 2017-04-14 (lender: Orange Bank & Trust Company), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Agreement $1,525,000 — from RONALD MAGRO LLC; MAGRO, RONALD to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $1,525,000 | |
| 2023-11-02 | Agreement $1,525,000 — from RONALD MAGRO LLC; MAGRO, RONALD to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $1,525,000 | |
| 2017-04-14 | AL&R $2,525,000 — from MAGRO, RONALD; RONALD MAGRO LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $2,525,000 | |
| 2017-04-14 | Mortgage $1,525,000 — from MAGRO, RONALD; RONALD MAGRO LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $1,525,000 | |
| 2017-04-14 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from RONALD MAGRO LLC; MAGRO, RONALD to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-04-14 | Mortgage $244,908 — from RONALD MAGRO LLC; MAGRO, RONALD to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $244,908 | |
| 2004-10-08 | Deed $76,300 — from MAGRO, ROBERT to RONALD MAGRO LLC | $76,300 | |
| 1988-03-22 | Mortgage $104,000 — from MAGRO, ROBERT to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NYFSB | $104,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 42 |
Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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