7,571 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,845 311 service requests, 1,722 HPD complaints, 636 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 87.4. 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 | 9 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
531 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 198 · winter 2024–25: 136 · winter 2025–26: 160 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,632 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1029) · HEAT/HOT WATER (261) · Illegal Parking (56) · PLUMBING (46) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · Elevator (27).
$515,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1966) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (129) |
| 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) | 1340 Stratford Owner LLC |
| Head officer | Rick Gropper |
| Managing agent | Dolphin Property Services LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,618,000 | $5,678,100 |
| 2026 | $13,318,000 | $5,993,100 |
| 2027 | $14,140,000 | $6,363,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | Morrison Av-Soundview — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 174 St / Manor Av — Bx11 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Boone Ave & E 172 St · 0.5 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.
1340 Stratford 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 |
1,632 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 261 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $17,200,000 on 2026-01-08 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | AL&R $17,200,000 — from 1340 STRATFORD OWNER LLC; 1340 STRATFORD HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $17,200,000 | |
| 2026-01-08 | Mortgage $17,200,000 — from 1340 STRATFORD HOUSING COMPANY, INC.; 1340 STRATFORD OWNER LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $17,200,000 | |
| 2025-12-29 | RPTT&RET $17,006,255 — from BELVERON PARTNERS FUND IV JV, LLC to HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, | $17,006,255 | |
| 2019-01-09 | Mortgage $17,610,000 — from 1340 STRATFORD OWNER LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. | $17,610,000 | |
| 2016-12-16 | Deed $14,183,750 — from STRATFORD TOWER INC to 1340 STRATFORD HOUSING COMPANY INC | $14,183,750 | |
| 2016-12-16 | Mortgage $10,500,000 — from 1340 STRATFORD OWNER LLC; 1340 STRATFORD HOUSING COMPANY INC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2016-12-16 | AL&R $10,500,000 — from 1340 STRATFORD OWNER LLC; 1340 STRATFORD HOUSING COMPANY INC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2016-12-08 | Sold for $14,183,750 | $14,183,750 | $109,952 |
| 2013-07-24 | AL&R $3,418,224 — from STRATFORD TOWER, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,418,224 | |
| 2013-07-24 | Mortgage $3,418,224 — from STRATFORD TOWER, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,418,224 | |
| 2013-07-24 | RPTT&RET $5,460,000 — from RATTNER, NANCY; BLITMAN, HOWARD N; ZARETSKY, ALAN to STRATFORD TOWER PLAZA LLC | $5,460,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 415 | 0 | 1 | 427 |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | 406 | 0 | 19 | 437 |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 438 | 6 | 11 | 469 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 711 | 0 | 4 | 723 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 693 | 0 | 6 | 707 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 562 | 0 | 4 | 573 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 955 | 0 | 11 | 973 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 595 | 0 | 6 | 612 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 | 677 | 1 | 7 | 698 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 735 | 2 | 10 | 755 |
Every one of the 7,571 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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