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1015 Castle Hill Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2038060043 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-18.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$563,608 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1905)
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$911,000 $54,660
2026$1,086,000 $65,160
2027$1,309,000 $78,540

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Way CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayCastle Hill Av — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Castle Hill Av / Chatterton Av — Bx22 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 036 Unionport
Middle: Pugsley Preparatory Academy. 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

1015 Castle Hill Avenue

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

1 311 service request 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: $90,000 on 1993-06-10 (lender: Hernandez, Arnaldo and Hernandez, Luis J.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-17Deed $700,000 — from 1015 CASTLE LLC to LIGHT OF TRUTH MENNONITE CHURCH OF THE P $700,000
2017-03-10Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $350,000
1993-06-10Mortgage $90,000 — from RIVERA, SEVERO to HERNANDEZ, LUIS J.; HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO $90,000
1982-09-27Mortgage $35,000 — from HERNANDEZ, LUIS J.; HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO to BLANCO REALTY CORP $35,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701405
20181120013
2019780015
202001001
202100000
202210012
202320002
202400022
202500011
202601012
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-07-28311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2026-07-22Restaurant inspection: THE WAY CAFE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-28311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2026-07-22Restaurant inspection: THE WAY CAFE — grade A
2025
2025-03-21Restaurant inspection: THE WAY CAFE — grade A
2024
2024-08-21Restaurant inspection: THE WAY CAFE — grade A
2024-06-28Restaurant inspection: THE WAY CAFE
2023
2023-12-14Job filed: JOB FILED FOR INSTALL NEW GAS BOILER & NEW GAS HWH ON CELLAR FL ;INSTALL TWO NEW GAS DRYERS IN SECOND & THIRD FL WITH NEW GAS PIPING FROM CELLAR THRU $6,804
2023-08-02Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022
2022-08-13Job filed: JOB FILED FOR INSTALL NEW GAS BOILER & NEW GAS HWH ON CELLAR FL ;INSTALL TWO NEW GAS DRYERS IN SECOND & THIRD FL WITH NEW GAS PIPING FROM CELLAR THRU $6,804
2022-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-06-06311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2019
2019-12-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-12-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-12-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-12-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2019-08-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2019-08-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-08-01311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2019-07-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-08311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2019-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-05-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-05-01Job filed: DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF (2) 3 PIECE BATHROOMS ON EXISTING CLASS A APARTMENT #2. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2019-02-28311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-01-19311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2018
2018-12-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2018-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-24311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2018-05-16Job filed: FILING FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK-TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 2 APPLICATION # 220639209$5,000
2018-03-14Job filed: SUBMITTING SUBSEQUENT DOC 2 FOR STRUCTURAL AS PER PLANS$75,000
2018-03-14Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION OF FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR AS PER PLANS.$75,000
2018-03-14Job filed: SUBMITTING SUBSEQUENT DOC 2 FOR STRUCTURAL AS PER PLANS$75,000
2018-03-14Job filed: SUBSUQUENT APPLICATION DOC 3 PL, AND MECHANICAL AS PER PLANS$115,000
2018-03-14Job filed: SUBMITTING SUBSEQUENT DOC 2 FOR STRUCTURAL AS PER PLANS$75,000
2018-03-14Job filed: SUBSUQUENT APPLICATION DOC 3 PL, AND MECHANICAL AS PER PLANS$115,000
2017
2017-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-03-17Deed $700,000 — from 1015 CASTLE LLC to LIGHT OF TRUTH MENNONITE CHURCH OF THE P$700,000
2017-03-10Sold for $700,000$700,000
2017-02-09Deed — from PEREZ, FRANK to 1015 CASTLE LLC
2017-01-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016
2016-02-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-10-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-03-02311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.RE:INSTALLATION/MAINTAINANCE OF PLUMBING/MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT PER PC102.3;27-902.
2015-02-26311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2015-02-26311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-02-26311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2015-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2015-02-26Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2015-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-10311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2015-02-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-01-08311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2015-01-08311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2015-01-07311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2014
2014-12-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2014-12-20311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2014-12-08311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2014-12-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-11-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-11-14311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2014-11-14311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-11-14311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2014-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2014-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2014-02-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-02-18311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-06-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013-03-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-03-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-07-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-07-11311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2010
2010-12-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-07-18HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2005-07-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2005-07-18HPD class C: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN / BATH IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3,
2005-07-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-07-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-01-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-01-02Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2005-01-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2004
2004-10-25Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2004-10-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-05-03Deed — from RIVERA, SEVERO to PEREZ, FRANK; PEREZ, FRANCISCO
1994
1994-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-06-10PAT — from HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO to HERNANDEZ, LUIS J.
1993-06-10Deed — from HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO; HERNANDEZ, LUIS J to RIVERA, SEVERO
1993-06-10Mortgage $90,000 — from RIVERA, SEVERO to HERNANDEZ, LUIS J.; HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO$90,000
1993-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO; HERNANDEZ, LUIS J to BLANCO REALTY CORP
1984
1984-05-10Mortgage assigned — from BLANCO REALTY CORP. to MAGRO, ROBERT; BLANCO, LOUIS
1982
1982-09-27Deed — from BLANCO REALTY CORP. to HERNANDEZ, LUIS J.; HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO
1982-09-27Mortgage $35,000 — from HERNANDEZ, LUIS J.; HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO to BLANCO REALTY CORP$35,000
1981
1981-10-08Deed — from BLA MAG REALTY INC to BLANCO REALTY INC
1981-08-26Deed — from DICOSTANZO ERASMO; DICOSTANZO MARIA to BLA MAG REALTY INC

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