812 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 307 HPD complaints, 254 311 service requests, 171 HPD housing violations.
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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 2023.3. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 85 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2012-10-12. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · SAFETY (6) · ELECTRIC (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | JOSEPH BROWN; YASMIN BROWN |
| Head officer | JOSEPH S BROWN |
| Managing agent | JOSEPH S BROWN |
| Last registered | 2026-01-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $857,000 | $51,420 |
| 2026 | $931,000 | $55,860 |
| 2027 | $833,000 | $49,980 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2025 (2 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.
| Subway | Wakefield-241 St — 2 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nereid Av — 2 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nereid Av / Seton Av — Bx16 Bx39 · 0.2 mi |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 068 Bronx Middle: 259, 532, 355. 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.
956 Cranford Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $380,000 on 2008-03-14 (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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-14 | Deed $550,000 — from BROWN, JOSEPH S; BROWN, CAROLINE MARY to BROWN, YASMIN | $550,000 | |
| 2008-03-14 | Mortgage $380,000 — from BROWN, YASMIN to MERS | $380,000 | |
| 2005-12-09 | Mortgage $308,750 — from BROWN, CAROLINE MARY; BROWN, JOSEPH S to MERS | $308,750 | |
| 2004-05-20 | Mortgage $263,000 — from BROWN, CAROLINE MARY; BROWN, JOSEPH S to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $263,000 | |
| 2003-03-21 | Mortgage $250,000 — from BROWN, JOSEPH S; BROWN, CAROLINE MARY to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2000-12-12 | Mortgage $196,000 — from BROWN, JOSEPH S.; BROWN, CAROLINE MARY to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE | $196,000 | |
| 1997-01-23 | Mortgage $150,000 — from BROWN, CAROLINE MARY; BROWN, JOSEPH S to MARATHON CAPITAL L.P. | $150,000 | |
| 1989-07-07 | Mortgage $40,000 — from BROWN, JOSEPH S.; BROWN, CAROLINE MARY to DARTMOUTH PLAN MTGECORP | $40,000 | |
| 1987-07-30 | Mortgage $100,000 — from BROWN, CAROLINE MARY; BROWN, JOSEPH S. to LEND-MOR CORPORATION | $100,000 | |
| 1987-01-28 | Mortgage $15,000 — from BROWN, CAROLINE MARY; BROWN, JOSEPH S. to JANUS FINANCIAL CNSLTNTS | $15,000 | |
| 1985-02-14 | Mortgage $63,000 — from BROWN, CAROLINE MARY; BROWN, JOSEPH S. to INTERCOUNTY MORTGAGEE CP | $63,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2023 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 2024 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 2025 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 99 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Every one of the 812 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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