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1704 Van Buren Street

1,748Records
17City systems
82Open violations
525.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10460 · Neighborhood: Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
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1,748 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 620 HPD housing violations, 572 311 service requests, 412 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10460
Built1928
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC
BBL2040190035
BIN2042599

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 525.7. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% 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 violations82 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (72) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8).

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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC
Head officerRICK HERMAN
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,447,000 $651,150
2026$1,500,000 $675,000
2027$1,729,000 $778,050

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayE 180 St — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Park Av / Adams St — Bx21 · 550 ft
Citi BikeBronx Park S & Bryant Ave · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein
Middle: 326, 468, 556. 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

1704 Van Buren Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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: $852,448 on 2015-09-09 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-09Deed $3,200,000 — from 1704 VAN BUREN ASSOCIATES LLC to 1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC $3,200,000
2015-09-09Agreement $2,475,000 — from 1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,475,000
2015-09-09AL&R $2,475,000 — from 1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,475,000
2015-09-09Mortgage $852,449 — from 1704 VAN BUREN ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $852,449
2013-09-19Deed $2,300,000 — from 1704 VAN BUREN LLC to 1704 VAN BUREN ASSOCIATES LLC $2,300,000
2013-09-19ASPM $1,685,137 — from 1704 VAN BUREN ASSOCIATES LLC to FANNIE MAE $1,685,137
2012-12-12Mortgage $313,384 — from 1704 VAN BUREN, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $313,384
2012-12-12Agreement $1,705,000 — from 1704 VAN BUREN, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,705,000
2010-10-01Deed $1,785,000 — from VAN BUREN REALTY CORP. to 1704 VAN BUREN LLC $1,785,000
2010-10-01Mortgage $1,087,827 — from 1704 VAN BUREN LLC to FARKAS F/K/A MARINA, JUDITA $1,087,827
2010-10-01Agreement $1,435,000 — from 1704 VAN BUREN REALTY LLC to FARKAS F/K/A MARINA, JUDITA $1,435,000
2005-02-17Agreement $450,000 — from NEWYORK COMMUNITY BANK to VAN BUREN REALTY CORP $450,000
2005-02-17AL&R $450,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to VAN BUREN REALTY CORP $450,000
2005-02-17Mortgage $122,574 — from VAN BUREN REALTY CORP to NEWYORK COMMUNITY BANK $122,574
1989-11-03Mortgage $214,469 — from VAN BUREN REALTY CORP to NORSTAR MTGE CORP $214,469

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017318301187
20180550156
2019015103154
20200740276
2021121404219
2022210405111
2023711406127
2024315021156
2025011600116
2026023301234
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 1,637Ownership & money 48Health & systems 27

Every one of the 1,748 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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