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1381 Castle Hill Avenue

6,951Records
19City systems
132Open violations
222.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10462 · Neighborhood: Parkchester
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6,951 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,438 HPD complaints, 2,395 311 service requests, 1,835 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10462
Built1924
Floors5
Res. units76
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC
BBL2039350053
BIN2029041

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 222.4. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations132 total — 65 class C (immediately hazardous), 63 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
25
’25–26

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

$8,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

114 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · PLUMBING (11) · GENERAL (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · ELECTRIC (5).

Filed construction activity

$291,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
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)1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC
Head officerMOSHE STEINER
Managing agent1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,833,000 $1,724,850
2026$4,176,000 $1,879,200
2027$4,386,000 $1,973,700

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

SubwayCastle Hill Av — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Starling Av / Purdy St — Bx22 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Parkchester
Middle: J.H.S. 127 The Castle Hill. 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

1381 Castle Hill 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

114 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,395,158 on 2020-08-18 (lender: Arbor Commercial Funding I, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-31Agreement $7,000,000 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC $7,000,000
2020-08-18Mortgage $1,395,158 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC $1,395,158
2015-07-29Agreement $6,290,000 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,290,000
2015-07-29Mortgage $1,098,883 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,098,883
2012-10-04Agreement $5,500,000 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2012-10-04Mortgage $701,743 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $701,743
2009-07-23Mortgage $415,997 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $415,997
2009-07-23Agreement $4,850,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC $4,850,000
2006-06-02Agreement $4,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC $4,500,000
2006-06-02AL&R $4,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC $4,500,000
2006-06-02Mortgage $3,644,172 — from 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,644,172
2006-06-02Deed $5,450,000 — from CGM REALTY LLC to 1381 CASTLE REALTY LLC $5,450,000
2003-07-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from CGM REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,000,000
2003-07-16Mortgage $395,646 — from CGM REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $395,646
1996-11-14Mortgage $300,000 — from MONDELLI, ANTOINETTE; TRAFICANTE, RENATA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170030601307
20180957802589
20190233004336
20200140950415
20210327901283
20220010001101
20230515304162
20240836202372
202593840197
202601900192
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 6,788Ownership & money 43Health & systems 26

Every one of the 6,951 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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