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1230 Castle Hill Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2038220001 · 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 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Water System (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,000 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 (1935)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$533,000 $239,850
2026$640,000 $288,000
2027$768,000 $345,600

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Empire WokChineseB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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

SubwayCastle Hill Av — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Castle Hill Av / Gleason Av — Bx22 · 200 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

1230 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

9 311 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: $292,500 on 2005-05-27 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-27Mortgage $292,500 — from LEE, YAU YING to MERS $292,500
1998-07-31Mortgage $210,000 — from LEE, YAU YING to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP,INC $210,000
1997-03-05Mortgage $87,500 — from DI TOMASO, ROCCO to FHB FUNDING CORP $87,500
1989-02-03Mortgage $55,000 — from DITOMASO, ROCCO to ZANDIEH, MICAELA; ZANDIEH, MANSOUR S. $55,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
13
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017201115
2018001012
2019002013
2020000011
2021024028
2022002013
20232090213
2024001135
2025004026
2026004026
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-10-05311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2026-08-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-07-12311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-07-09Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WOK
2026-06-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WOK
2025-12-05Boiler inspection
2025-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-05311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2026-08-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-07-12311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2026-07-09Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WOK
2026-06-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WOK
2025
2025-12-05Boiler inspection
2025-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-04-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-04Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WOK — grade B
2024
2024-10-09Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WOK
2024-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-05-23Boiler inspection
2024-04-15Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-01-29Deed — from LEE, YAU YING to 1230 YING LLC
2023
2023-12-19Boiler inspection
2023-09-27Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2023-09-26Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $8,000
2023-09-04311: Food Establishment — Allergy Information
2023-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-07-10311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-07-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-06-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-06-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-05-27311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2023-04-14311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023-03-29Boiler inspection — defects found
2022
2022-09-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-07-26Boiler inspection
2022-03-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021
2021-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-09-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-08-30311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-08-05Boiler inspection
2021-08-05Boiler inspection
2021-06-05311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: NO FIRE DAMPER ON FRESH AIR TO BOILER ROOM-FIRE RATING IN BOILER ROOM NEEDS REPAIRS-NO CLEAN OUT AT BASE OF CHIMNEY; CORRECT ALL V$3,125
2021-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-09-18Boiler inspection — defects found
2019
2019-10-24Boiler inspection
2019-09-17311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2019-08-28311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2018
2018-11-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-10-23Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-27Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, YAU Y to EVERBANK
2017-10-16Boiler inspection
2017-10-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-05Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW HOOD WITH EXHAUST DUCT. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2016
2016-11-04Mortgage assigned — from EVERBANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to EVERBANK
2016-09-29311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2016-02-18311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2015
2015-09-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2015-07-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015-03-31311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2015-01-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013
2013-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-08-01311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2013-07-10311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2013-05-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012
2012-08-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-03311: Posting Advertisement — Building
2011
2011-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-08-11Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SHED FOR OVERHEAD PROTECTION PURPOSES. THERE SHALL BE NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS TO THE BUILDING FOR T
2011-08-05Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING STEEL LINTEL WITH NEW STEEL BEAM, PATCH AND REPAIR BRICK WORK AS REQUIRED. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$10,000
2011-08-05Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING STEEL LINTEL WITH NEW STEEL BEAM, PATCH AND REPAIR BRICK WORK AS REQUIRED. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$10,000
2011-01-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010
2010-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-11-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-08-20311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-04-21311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2008
2008-07-24Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, YAU YING to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA); REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP, INC.
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-05-27Mortgage $292,500 — from LEE, YAU YING to MERS$292,500
2004
2004-04-14ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL.DEFECT NOTED:ELLIS AVE SIDE STEP CRACK IN BRICK WALL FROM SIDEWALK UPWARD APPROX THRITEEN F$800
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-07-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-03-22Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-02-12Mortgage satisfied — from DI TOMASO, ROCCO to FHB FUNDING CORP.
1998
1998-07-31Mortgage $210,000 — from LEE, YAU YING to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP,INC$210,000
1998-07-08Deed — from DITOMASO, ROCCO to LEE, YAU YING
1998-06-10Permit SG — ISSUED
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-05-01Permit AL — RE-ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-05-14Mortgage assigned — from FHB FUNDING CORP. to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION
1997-03-05Mortgage $87,500 — from DI TOMASO, ROCCO to FHB FUNDING CORP$87,500
1995
1995-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-07-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO EXTEND EXHAUST PIPE 3'FT ABOBVE ROOF. CURRENT EXHAUST ON TOP OF ROF BLOWS AGAISNT PERAPET WALLS. REMEDY: EXTEND EXHAUST$500
1994-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
1994-02-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-01-31Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-01-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-01-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-04-23DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-10-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED* FOUR FLOOR JOIST HAD BEEN CUT TO CREAT A OPENING FROM 1TH FLOOR TO BASEMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST SE$175
1992-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
1992-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-04-25DOB violation B: 31A FLUE PIPE NEEDS TO BE SEALED TOWARDS CHIMNEY
1989
1989-12-29Mortgage satisfied — from DITOMASO, ROCCO to ZANDIEH, MANSOUR S.; ZANDIEH, MICAELA
1989-08-01DOB violation C:
1989-08-01DOB violation C:
1989-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
1989-04-19DOB violation B:
1989-02-03Mortgage $55,000 — from DITOMASO, ROCCO to ZANDIEH, MICAELA; ZANDIEH, MANSOUR S.$55,000
1989-02-03Mortgage satisfied — from WEITZMAN, SOLOMON; WEITZMAN, MARY to DIGIACOMO, ROSE
1979
1979-05-15Deed — from DI TOMASO FRANK; DI TOMASO VITO to ROCCO DI TIMASCO
1973
1973-06-04SMIS — from DITOMASO ANDREW; DITOMASO FRANCES to FRANK DI TOMASO; VITO DI TOMASO; ROCCO DI TOMASO
1967
1967-03-31Deed — from DI TOMASO ANDREW; DI TOMASO VITO to ANDREW DI TOMASO; FRANCES DI TOMASO

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