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1531 Hollywood Avenue

89Records
10City systems
12Open violations
124.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10461 · Neighborhood: Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
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89 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 311 service requests, 25 HPD housing violations, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10461
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)CHU, CHIHONG
BBL2054020088
BIN2087415

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 124.7. 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

Open HPD violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Lead (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Curb Condition (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 (1910)
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)Chihong Chu; Xiaochun Liu
Managing agentHT Realty Group
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,187,000 $71,220
2026$1,229,000 $73,740
2027$1,100,000 $66,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayBuhre Av — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bruckner Blvd / Jarvis Av — Bx5 Bx24 Q50 BxM8 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X014 Senator John Calandra
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

1531 Hollywood 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 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: $600,000 on 2023-03-20 (lender: Ctbc Bank Corp. (USA)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-20Deed $1,260,000 — from HUANG, YIMU; HUANG, MUDI to CHU, CHIHONG; LIU, XIAOCHUN $1,260,000
2023-03-20Mortgage $600,000 — from CHU, CHIHONG; LIU, XIAOCHUN to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $600,000
2023-03-07Sold for $1,260,000 $1,260,000 $420,000
2020-02-06Mortgage $877,500 — from HUANG, YIMU; HUANG, MUDI to MERS $877,500
2020-02-06Deed $1,170,000 — from BARGELLINI, TARA; BARGELLINI, MARIO to HUANG, MUDI; HUANG, YIMU $1,170,000
2020-02-03Sold for $1,170,000 $1,170,000 $390,000
2010-08-03Deed $669,500 — from PIETROPAOLO, JOANNE to BARGELLINI, MARIO; BARGELLINI, TARA $669,500
2010-08-03Mortgage $660,603 — from BARGELLINI, TARA; BARGELLINI, MARIO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $660,603
2008-05-01Mortgage $450,000 — from PIETROPAOLO, JOANNE; PIETROPAOLO, PAUL to MERS $450,000
2008-05-01Deed $650,000 — from MAZZOLA, PHILIP to PIETROPAOLO, PAUL; PIETROPAOLO, JOANNE $650,000
2000-11-20Mortgage $275,000 — from MAZZOLA, ELEANOR; MAZZOLA, PHILIP to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801001
201912014
202003407
202103003
202204004
202302507
202408008
202506006
20261290030
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 20Health & systems 1

Every one of the 89 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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