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1537 McDonald Street

68Records
6City systems
0Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10461 · Neighborhood: Morris Park
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68 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 311 service requests, 17 HPD housing violations, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10461
Built1940
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)HUANG, ZIMO
BBL2042210055
BIN2047098

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36.7. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

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 (1940)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Zimo Huang
Managing agentHT Realty Group
Last registered2026-05-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,291,000 $77,460
2026$1,348,000 $80,880
2027$1,317,000 $79,020

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayPelham Pkwy — 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Buhre Av — 6 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Eastchester Rd / Seminole St — Bx31 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti
Middle: 144, 566. 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

1537 McDonald 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

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 HT REALTY GROUP — 17 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2 · C5 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3515 Bruckner Boulevard BX7 A
1540 Crosby Avenue BX4 A
3133 Sands Place BX3 D
2887 Roberts Avenue BX3 B
1531 Hollywood Avenue BX3 D
2914 Middletown Road BX3 A
1416 Glover Street BX3 A
1318 Mace Avenue BX3 C
1537 McDonald Street BX3 C
731 East 181 Street BX3 C
2923 Radcliff Avenue BX3 D
516 Calhoun Avenue BX2 D
868 Calhoun Avenue BX2 C
1621 Edison Avenue BX2 A
832 East 224 Street BX2 B
2134 Aqueduct Avenue East BX2 D
2023 Lurting Avenue BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $612,500 on 2026-04-06 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-06Mortgage $612,500 — from HUANG, ZIMO to MERS $612,500
2026-04-06Deed $1,225,000 — from KOCOVIC, JOSEPH; KOCOVIC, ANDREW; KOCOVIC, EDDIE IVO to HUANG, ZIMO $1,225,000
2026-03-04Sold for $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $408,333
2004-06-08Mortgage $3,964 — from KOCOVIC, ANDREW; KOCOVIC, TISHA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $3,964
2004-06-08Agreement $230,600 — from KOCOVIC, TISHA; KOCOVIC, ANDREW to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $230,600
2002-04-03Mortgage $250,000 — from KOCOVIC, TISHA; KOCOVIC, ANDREW to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175005
20182002
20195005
20209009
20218008
20223003
20232013
20243003
20253003
20261304
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 16Health & systems 1

Every one of the 68 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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