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163 Rochelle Street

77Records
10City systems
19Open violations
483Penalty rate

77 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 HPD housing violations, 16 HPD complaints, 14 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10464
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)REXHEPI, VEDAT
BBL2056380106
BIN2082416, 2109192, 2122879

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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 483. In ZIP 10464, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations19 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$843,000 $50,580
2026$891,000 $53,460
2027$943,000 $56,580

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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

BusNearest boarding stop: City Island Av / Rochelle St — Bx29 BxM8 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 175 City Island
Middle: P.S. 175 City Island. 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

163 Rochelle 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

8 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $640,140 on 2019-05-16 (lender: Muenzen, Roland). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-16Mortgage $640,140 — from REXHEPI, VEDAT to MUENZEN, ROLAND $640,140
2013-08-20Deed $650,000 — from MUENZEN, ROLAND to REXHEPI, VEDAT $650,000
2013-08-20Mortgage $625,000 — from REXHEPI, VEDAT to MUENZEN, ROLAND $625,000
1996-04-08Mortgage $187,500 — from MUENZEN, KATHLEEN S.; MUENZEN, ROLAND to REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. $187,500

Ten-year activity

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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 12Health & systems 2

Every one of the 77 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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