341 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 HPD complaints, 89 HPD housing violations, 85 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 514.9. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 73 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).
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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 515W236 LLC |
| Head officer | STEVE ZERVOUDIS |
| Managing agent | 515W236 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,773,000 | $797,850 |
| 2026 | $1,418,000 | $638,100 |
| 2027 | $1,702,000 | $765,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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.
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.
| Subway | 238 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Riverdale Av / W 236 St — Bx7 BxM1 BxM2 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 238 St & Riverdale Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 024 Spuyten Duyvil Middle: Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141). 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.
515 West 236 Street
| 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 |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $302,498 on 2022-08-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-24 | Deed $1,765,000 — from SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC to 515W236 LLC | $1,765,000 | |
| 2022-08-24 | Mortgage $302,498 — from 515W236 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $302,498 | |
| 2022-08-24 | Agreement $1,015,000 — from 515W236 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,015,000 | |
| 2022-08-04 | Sold for $1,765,000 | $1,765,000 | $252,143 |
| 2019-11-13 | Agreement $750,000 — from SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $750,000 | |
| 2019-11-13 | Mortgage $62,757 — from SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $62,757 | |
| 2015-08-10 | Mortgage $750,000 — from SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $750,000 | |
| 2014-03-10 | Deed $1,425,000 — from 515 WEST 236TH ST. EQUITIES, INC. to SIMCHA EQUITIES LLC | $1,425,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2025 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 2026 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
Every one of the 341 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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