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1730 Mulford Avenue

1,069Records
20City systems
18Open violations
9.1Penalty rate

1,069 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 391 311 service requests, 266 HPD complaints, 89 DOB violations.

BoroughBronx 10461
Built1968
Floors18
Res. units285
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY, L.P.
BBL2041610001
BIN2045910

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 9.1. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’24–25
46
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (33) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · Missed Collection (6) · Noise (5).

Filed construction activity

$486,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1968)
YesSix or more residential units (285)
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)HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY LP
Head officerCHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agentNELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,025,000 $9,461,250
2026$23,355,000 $10,509,750
2027$24,786,000 $11,153,700

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 87/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

SubwayBuhre Av — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Roberts Av — Bx8 Bx24 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala
Middle: 371, 467. 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

1730 Mulford 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

133 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD — 17 buildings, 4,169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B11 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
214 Thomas S Boyland St BK1107 A
823 Colgate Avenue BX484 B
825 Boynton Avenue BX484 B
150 West 225 Street MN318 B
1730 Mulford Avenue BX285 B
275 South Street MN256 B
1520 Story Avenue BX223 B
950 Evergreen Avenue BX213 C
1530 Story Avenue BX212 B
955 Evergreen Avenue BX144 D
400 Cathedral Parkway MN140 B
3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX108 C
1107 Bryant Avenue BX97 B
92 Gates Avenue BK45 A
214 Prospect Place BK20 B
148 St James Place BK17 B
47 Clifton Place BK16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,500,000 on 2019-09-20 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-19Agreement $21,000,000 — from HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY LP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $21,000,000
2019-09-20Mortgage $11,500,000 — from HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY; HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY, L.P to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $11,500,000
2019-09-20Agreement $21,500,000 — from HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY; HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY, L.P to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $21,500,000
2009-10-07Mortgage $5,285,413 — from HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY, L.P. to CAPMARK BANK $5,285,413
2000-04-20Mortgage $5,200,000 — from HAZEL TOWERS COMPANYL.P. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $5,200,000
1996-12-24Mortgage $114,000 — from HAZEL TOWERS COMPANY; HAZEL TOWERS INC. to NYS HOUSING FINANCEAGENCY- $114,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201717120222
201864470259
201911325746
202010170220
202112210226
202207590268
202344360549
202430250533
202501850288
20260111722122
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 194Housing & tenants 741Ownership & money 32Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,069 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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