1,647 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 899 311 service requests, 275 HPD complaints, 274 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 94.9. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1998-08-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
235 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (174) · Water System (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
$451,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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) | 2070 POWELL REALTY INC |
| Head officer | GREG TSARSI |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP SERV CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,617,000 | $727,650 |
| 2026 | $1,741,000 | $783,450 |
| 2027 | $1,726,000 | $776,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Castle Hill Av — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd / Castle Hill Av — Q44-SBS · 950 ft · Select Bus Service |
| 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.
2070 Powell 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 |
235 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $138,758 on 1997-12-11 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-11 | Mortgage $138,758 — from FOREST ASSOCIATES OFNEW YORK, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $138,758 | |
| 1987-10-02 | Mortgage $190,000 — from FOREST ASSOCIATES; TSARSI, EDDIE D/B/A to MORSEMERE FED SVINGSBNK | $190,000 | |
| 1987-02-11 | Mortgage $200,000 — from FOREST ASSOCIATES to LUSTAR REALTY CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 1983-01-19 | Mortgage $110,000 — from LAGRECA, RICHARD; MENNA, PHILIP R. to PARRILLO, EDWARD J. | $110,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 392 | 0 | 3 | 401 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 64 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 110 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 132 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 7 | 82 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 19 | 118 |
Every one of the 1,647 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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