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729 East 215 Street

1,580Records
17City systems
419Open violations
3504Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10467 · Neighborhood: Williamsbridge-Olinville
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1,580 recorded events, 1997–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 570 HPD housing violations, 443 311 service requests, 393 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10467
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MCW MANAGEMENT CORP
BBL2046630083
BIN2057916

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 3504. In ZIP 10467, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

Open HPD violations419 total — 109 class C (immediately hazardous), 254 class B, 56 class A. Oldest open since 2009-04-12.
Active vacate order3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$93,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

162 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (36) · DOOR/WINDOW (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · General Construction/Plumbing (12) · Building/Use (9) · WATER LEAK (8).

Filed construction activity

$18,795 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1901)
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)MCW MANAGEMENT CORP
Head officerMAUREEN ASSOUMOU
Managing agentMCW MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2022-12-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$685,000 $41,100
2026$816,000 $48,960
2027$983,000 $58,980

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway219 St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / E 215 St — Bx39 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road
Middle: 287, 370. 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

729 East 215 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

162 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 MCW MANAGEMENT CORP — 2 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
729 East 215 Street BX3 F
729 East 217 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2018-08-01 (lender: Insula Management, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-01Mortgage $600,000 — from MCW MANAGEMENT CORP to INSULA MANAGEMENT, LLC $600,000
2016-10-11Mortgage $400,000 — from BRONX RISING ACQUISITIONS CORP to PHMS, LLC $400,000
2016-10-11Deed $364,400 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST; THE HOLDERS OF THE CSMC MORTGAGE SERIES to NEW ATLANTIC LIBERTY CORP $364,400
2016-08-31Sold for $364,400 $364,400 $121,467
2006-07-27Mortgage $120,000 — from FERGUSON, JULIA to MERS $120,000
2006-07-27Mortgage $480,000 — from FERGUSON, JULIA to MERS $480,000
2006-07-27Deed $600,000 — from LEANDRE, LELOUTIE to FERGUSON, JULIA $600,000
2005-08-09Mortgage $391,500 — from LEANDRE, LELOUTIE to MERS $391,500
2005-08-09Deed $435,000 — from GORDON, CLETUS; GORDON, RACHAEL to LEANDRE , LELOUTIE $435,000
2001-07-16Mortgage $238,500 — from GORDON, RACHAEL; GORDON, CLETUS to SUPERIOR BANK, FSB/DIV/OF; ALLIANCE FUNDING $238,500
2000-07-26Mortgage $144,900 — from GORDON, RACHAEL; GORDON, CLETUS to COLUMBIA EQUITIES, LTD. $144,900

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005005
201802523360
20190211102115
202002530156
20210938931402
20220024305248
202302770180
202402023404258
202511919702219
2026005106
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 1,450Ownership & money 38Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,580 recorded events, 1997–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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