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531 East 138 Street · Bronx · BBL 2022660036 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-11.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Graffiti (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$119,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1915)
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)LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerPETER KINDLER
Managing agentRICHARD BROWN
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,204,000 $541,800
2026$1,126,000 $506,700
2027$1,162,000 $522,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El TamalitoMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated, Food Worker Illness) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayBrook Av — 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

531 East 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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: $1,300,000 on 2006-01-04 (lender: Hudson Valley Bank), covering 13 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
2006-01-04Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK $1,300,000
2006-01-04AL&R $1,300,000 — from HUDSON VALLEY BANK to LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC $1,300,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
14
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701214
2018823114
201903418
202040138
202100516
202220439
202302226
202400527
202501124
202600549
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-08Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO — grade A
2026-06-09311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2026-05-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-25311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2026-03-21311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-01-07Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO — grade B · mice evidence
2025-11-25Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-08Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO — grade A
2026-06-09311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2026-05-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-25311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2026-03-21311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-01-07Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO — grade B · mice evidence
2025
2025-11-25Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO
2025-06-24Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-06-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-05-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-12-13Eviction executed (2)
2024-07-29Restaurant inspection: EL TAMALITO — grade A
2024-06-28311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2024-06-11Boiler inspection
2024-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-08-08Boiler inspection
2023-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-02-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-07-02311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2022-07-02Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2022-06-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2022-06-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED IN FORNT OF BUILDING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIV$10,000
2022-04-18Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2022-02-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-09Boiler inspection
2021
2021-11-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2021-10-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021-05-26311: Consumer Complaint — Mobile Food Vendor
2021-05-19Boiler inspection
2021-04-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-09-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-08-12Boiler inspection
2020-06-25Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2020-06-11Job filed: Installation of gas cooking equipment and relocating existing plumbing fixtures on first floor of premises with associated with job #220729004.$15,000
2020-06-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-03-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT ON FIRST FL OF PREMISES: RELOCATE SERVICE AREA AND ENTRANCE DOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$18,000
2020-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-13Boiler inspection
2019-06-07311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2019-04-17311: Executive Inspections — Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2019-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-14311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2019-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-10-11HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 4B.11B,48A.50,16-AS PER CLASS #2 (B254)FOUND HB SOUTH MODEL #19A-5 RATED AT 789000 BTUS DUEL FUEL #2 TO HAVE THESE VIOLATIONS COND$655
2018-08-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-08-24Job filed: INSTALL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM . COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND THE KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM FILED UNDER JOB # 220653558. NO CHANGE IN USE , ERGRESS O$3,000
2018-08-24Job filed: INSTALL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM . COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND THE KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM FILED UNDER JOB # 220653558. NO CHANGE IN USE , ERGRESS O$3,000
2018-08-01Boiler inspection
2018-06-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-06-08Job filed: INSTALL MEXICAN RESTAURANT INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT; S.S. HOOD; INTERIOR PARTITION WALL; INTERIOR FINISHES; NEW STOREFRONT; NEW ELE$35,000
2018-06-08Job filed: INSTALL MEXICAN RESTAURANT INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT; S.S. HOOD; INTERIOR PARTITION WALL; INTERIOR FINISHES; NEW STOREFRONT; NEW ELE$35,000
2018-05-09311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2018-04-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-11-13HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-11-08311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2017-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-11-24311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2016-10-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-07-03311: Noise — Noise, Other Animals (NR6)
2016-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-23City emergency repair (HWO): apt#2, bath room.replace with new the broken or defective ceramic toilet paper holder on wall complete with grout.$127
2015-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2015-09-16HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TOILET PAPER HOLDER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1
2015-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2015-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS AT CLOSET IN THE FOY
2015-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2015-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2015-09-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-09-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-09-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-09-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-09-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015-06-04311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2015-06-01311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2015-05-26311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2015-04-06311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2015-03-17311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2015-02-04HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-15311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2015-01-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2015-01-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014
2014-12-29HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2014-12-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014-12-12311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-12-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2014-12-12311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2014-12-12Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-12-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2014-12-12Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2014-11-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-10-11HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2014-06-12HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2014-06-12HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT ENTRANCE D00R AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2014-05-29311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2014-05-29311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2014-05-29Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-01-04Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK$1,300,000
2006-01-04AL&R $1,300,000 — from HUDSON VALLEY BANK to LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC$1,300,000
2005
2005-03-15CORRD — from RUTH KINDLER TRUST; FEIGL, DORIS; PETER KINDLER, AS TRUSTEE to LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS, LLC
2005-03-15CORRD — from LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LOUIS REICHAR; PETER KINDLER AS TRUSTEE to PETER KINDLER AS TRUSTEE; FEIGL, DORIS; RUTH KINDLER TRUST
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-10-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2004-10-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-08-20Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2004-08-20Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
1997
1997-09-15Deed — from RUTH KINDLE TRUST; FEIGL, DORIS to LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS LLC
1994
1994-10-07Deed — from REICHARD, LOUIS/LWT; KINDLER, PETER/TRUSTEE to RUTH KINDLER TRUST; FEIGL, DORIS
1968
1968-03-07SAGE — from REICHARDT LOUIS TRS OF; KINDLER ALBERT N AS TRS; WHIPPLE LOUISE J

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