Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

Building report

495 Courtlandt Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2023290082 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

Free while in beta — every NYC building gets a report like this, updated weekly from city records. If it's useful, chip in to keep it free

Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP59.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 149. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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 violations9 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Water System (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 (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerANGELA FARRISH
Managing agentSEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,107,600 $498,420
2026$886,000 $398,700
2027$1,052,000 $473,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
149 St-Hostos — 2 4 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 148 St — Bx21 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCourtlandt Ave & E 149 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

495 Courtlandt 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC — 32 buildings, 961 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B18 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
870 Southern Boulevard BX105 C
667 Casanova Street BX84 A
581 Timpson Place BX72 B
1276 Lafayette Avenue BX58 A
1150 Garrison Avenue BX55 A
850 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
720 St Marys Street BX43 A
390 Jackson Avenue BX42 B
721 Hunts Point Avenue BX40 B
737 Hunts Point Avenue BX36 A
1220 Seneca Avenue BX32 B
485 Courtlandt Avenue BX28 B
1216 Seneca Avenue BX26 B
1070 Rev James Polite Ave BX24 B
567 Southern Boulevard BX23 A
866 Hunts Point Avenue BX22 B
1200 Seneca Avenue BX22 B
985 Intervale Avenue BX22 B
994 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
934 Barretto Street BX21 B
1212 Seneca Avenue BX20 B
800 Fox Street BX19 A
854 Hunts Point Avenue BX18 A
852 East 163 Street BX15 B
575 East 161 Street BX13 B
817 Faile Street BX11 A
580 Courtlandt Avenue BX10 B
512 Jackson Avenue BX9 A
515 Courtlandt Avenue BX8 A
288 Willis Avenue BX7 B
495 Courtlandt Avenue BX4 D
292 Willis Avenue BX3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $280,947 on 2014-06-09 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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
2014-06-09Mortgage $369,982 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD $369,982
2014-06-09Agreement $1,833,706 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD $1,833,706
2014-06-09AL&R $650,929 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD $650,929
2014-06-09Mortgage $280,947 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $280,947
2013-01-29Deed $32,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. $32,000
1997-02-06Mortgage $1,833,706 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,833,706
1988-02-11Mortgage $17,250 — from GARBARINO, THOMAS A. to CITY OF NEW YORK $17,250

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
15
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180101
20190606
20200101
20210606
20220112
20231315
2024011011
2025011011
2026114015
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The last 12 months — 16 records

DateRecord
2026-06-15311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-03-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
2026-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCAT
2026-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2026-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-15311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-03-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
2026-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCAT
2026-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2026-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-05HPD 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
2025-01-06HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NOR
2025-01-06HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2025-01-06HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2025-01-06HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STOR
2025-01-06HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-01-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT
2025-01-06HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A
2024
2024-12-31311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-12-31311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2024-12-31311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-12-31311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-12-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-12-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-12-31Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-12-31Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2024-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-22HPD 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
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2023-03-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-11-03HPD 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
2022-08-24Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2021
2021-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-16311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-11-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-11-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-03-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-11-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015
2015-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2015-04-26311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2015-01-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
2014-09-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-09Mortgage $369,982 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD$369,982
2014-06-09Agreement — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2014-06-09Agreement $1,833,706 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD$1,833,706
2014-06-09AL&R $650,929 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD$650,929
2014-06-09Mortgage $280,947 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR$280,947
2014-05-21311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-02-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013
2013-12-12HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-09-20Job filed: A2$18,500
2013-09-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-01-29Deed $32,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.$32,000
2012
2012-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-07-13City emergency repair (OMO): apt #1a) at bathroom : repair single lever shower body facuet at bath tub (hot water), trace, locate and repair conceale$725
2009-05-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED A
2009-05-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2009-05-31HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN , T
2009-05-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL VENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1s
2009-05-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2009-05-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM LOCA
2009-05-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A,
2009-05-23HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2009-02-06HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1A,
2009-02-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2009-01-30HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2004
2004-08-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2004-08-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2004-08-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2003
2003-04-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2003-04-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-04-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-04-09Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-06Mortgage $1,833,706 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK$1,833,706
1997-02-06Mortgage assigned — from WILLIS AVE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD
1997-02-06Agreement — from NYC HPD to WILLIS AVE ASSOCIATES, L.P.
1997-02-06Agreement — from WILLIS AVE ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD
1997-02-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-11-29Permit AL — ISSUED
1996-01-24PAT to GARBARINO, GUIDO T.
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-05-04DOB violation EGNCY:
1995-04-27DOB violation C:
1995-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-06-09DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-05-17DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1992
1992-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-02-11Mortgage $17,250 — from GARBARINO, THOMAS A. to CITY OF NEW YORK$17,250
1988-02-11PAT — from GARBARINO, THOMAS A. to SHERRY, JON DAVID
1988-02-11Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to GARBARINO, THOMAS A.
1988-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from WBJ REDEVELOPMENT CO/DBA; CONSTITUTIONAL TR #2152 to ROBERT MANOR, INC.
1986
1986-09-03Deed — from WBJ REDEVELOPMENT CORP. to GOLDBERGER, ABE
1984
1984-08-24Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1979
1979-04-16Deed — from ROBERT MANOR INC to CONSTITUTIONAL TRUST # 2152; WBJ REDEVELOPMENT CO
1979-04-16Mortgage — from WBJ REDEVELOPMENT CO; CONSTITUTIONAL TRUST #2152; CONSTITUTIONAL TRUST # 2152 to ROBERT MANOR INC

Support this site Back to the building page