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721 East 228 Street

2,262Records
18City systems
18Open violations
287.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Williamsbridge-Olinville
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2,262 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 871 HPD complaints, 667 311 service requests, 592 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)228 THREESTAR LLC
BBL2048420029
BIN2063557, 2121986

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 287.4. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations18 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-08.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). 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

92 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · PLUMBING (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · WATER LEAK (7).

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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)228 THREESTAR LLC
Head officerSIMON MOSKOWITZ
Managing agent228 THREESTAR LLC
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$662,000 $297,900
2026$757,000 $340,650
2027$816,000 $367,200

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

Subway225 St — 2 5 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / E 228 St — Bx39 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan
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

721 East 228 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

92 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 228 THREESTAR LLC — 3 buildings, 49 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
717 East 228 Street BX17 D
721 East 228 Street BX16 C
711 East 228 Street BX16 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,152,642 on 2020-04-06 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-04-06Mortgage $2,152,642 — from 228 THREESTAR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,152,642
2020-04-06Agreement $6,936,000 — from 228 THREESTAR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,936,000
2016-01-28Mortgage $2,293,178 — from 228 THREESTAR LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,293,178
2016-01-28Agreement $5,000,000 — from 228 THREESTAR LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2016-01-28AL&R $5,000,000 — from 228 THREESTAR LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2012-08-02Deed $3,450,000 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to 228 THREESTAR LLC $3,450,000
2012-08-02ASPM $2,900,000 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC; 228 THREESTAR LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $2,900,000
2011-01-28Mortgage $92,156 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $92,156
2011-01-28AL&R $2,900,000 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $2,900,000
2011-01-28Agreement $2,900,000 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $2,900,000
2008-09-30Mortgage $653,888 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to SOVEREGIN BANK $653,888
2008-09-30Deed $3,560,000 — from YM AND Z REALTY LLC; SYG AND CG REALTY LLC; SZG 1031 REALTY LLC; YK 1031 REALTY LLC; BINYA to EAST 228TH STREET LLC $3,560,000
2008-09-30Agreement $2,848,000 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to SOVEREGIN BANK $2,848,000
2008-09-30AL&R $2,848,000 — from EAST 228TH STREET LLC to SOVEREGIN BANK $2,848,000
2005-10-19Agreement $2,300,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCI to EAST 228 REALTY, LLC $2,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017315501159
2018023401235
20191240126
20200305136
2021217201175
2022228902293
2023121901221
2024113601138
20250610162
20260740276
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 2,170Ownership & money 50Health & systems 15

Every one of the 2,262 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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