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670 Morris Park Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2040310009 · 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 executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,950 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 (1906)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)JOCARL REALTY VI LLC
Head officerJOSEPH QUINTESSENZA
Managing agentJOCARL MANAGEMENT LTD
Last registered2026-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$855,600 $385,020
2026$1,014,000 $456,300
2027$1,217,000 $547,650

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBronx Park East — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / Morris Pk Av — Bx22 Bx39 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein
Middle: 326, 468, 556. 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

670 Morris Park 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

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JOCARL MANAGEMENT LTD — 10 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B4 · C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 East 187 Street BX12 F
1683 Unionport Road BX6 C
1721 Melville Street BX6 B
670 Morris Park Avenue BX5 A
1801 Mansion Street BX4 D
1146 White Plains Road BX4 B
681 Van Nest Avenue BX3 A
1709 Unionport Road BX3 A
1720 Victor Street BX3 B
676 Morris Park Avenue BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $413,365 on 2017-04-10 (lender: Savoy Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-19M&CON $1,000,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK; SAVOY BANK $1,000,000
2022-07-19AL&R $1,000,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2017-04-10AL&R $800,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK $800,000
2017-04-10Agreement $800,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK $800,000
2017-04-10Mortgage $413,365 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK $413,365
2009-09-16Mortgage $349,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC C/O QUINTESSENZA, to PROVIDENT BANK - 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, P. $349,000
2009-09-16AL&R $450,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC C/O QUINTESSENZA, to PROVIDENT BANK - 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, P. $450,000
2009-09-16Agreement $450,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC C/O QUINTESSENZA, to PROVIDENT BANK - 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, P. $450,000
2007-11-07Mortgage $100,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $100,000
2007-11-07Agreement $400,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $400,000
2007-11-07AL&R $400,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $400,000
2006-10-10Mortgage $300,000 — from JOCARL REALTY II, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $300,000
1999-11-30Mortgage $220,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to YONKERS SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION, FA $220,000
1989-08-28Mortgage $225,000 — from QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH; KAISER, CARL to BANKERS FEDERAL SVGSFSB $225,000
1984-03-13Mortgage $23,250 — from KAISER, CARL ERIC; QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH to DARTMOUTH PLAN, INC. $23,250

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170047011
2018022026
2019012014
2020000011
2021001012
2022000224
2023034018
2024404019
2025005016
2026000000
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-21Boiler inspection
2025-01-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-01-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-10-27311: Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
2024-08-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-08-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-07-29Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2024-07-18Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION TO THE FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$16,950
2024-07-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE ON THE FRONT OF THE CORNER PROPERTY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2024-03-22Boiler inspection
2024-03-01HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 4 SQ FT OF MOLD AT EAST WALL WALL WINDOW CASING
2024-03-01HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 4 SQ FT OF MOLD AT NORTH WALL WINDOW CASING IN T
2023
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-08311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-07-22311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-22Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-19M&CON $1,000,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK; SAVOY BANK$1,000,000
2022-07-19AL&R $1,000,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2022-05-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-11-01Boiler inspection
2021-04-19311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2020
2020-10-12Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-12Boiler inspection
2019-06-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-05-31311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-03-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #32096966X ISSUED ON 6/14/18,& TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTIO$1,250
2018
2018-10-09Boiler inspection
2018-09-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-14311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2018-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018-06-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,32A,50,50A. 50-NEED TO SEAL AROUND CHIMNEY IN BOILER ROOM 50A-NEED TO PIPE SAFETY TO GROUND.$625
2018-06-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2017
2017-12-04311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-05-30311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2017-04-10AL&R $800,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK$800,000
2017-04-10Agreement $800,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK$800,000
2017-04-10Mortgage $413,365 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to SAVOY BANK$413,365
2017-04-10Mortgage assigned — from PROVIDENT BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK to SAVOY BANK
2017-04-10TL&R — from PROVIDENT BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK to JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC
2017-04-10TL&R — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK; PROVIDENT BANK to JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC
2017-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK; TOWNCENTER BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK
2017-01-16311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-01-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016
2016-05-21311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2016-03-16311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2015
2015-07-23311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2014
2014-08-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-07-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-03-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-01-31311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2013-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-08-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-09-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-08-17311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2011-07-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-06-13311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2011-05-17311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2011-02-24311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011-02-24311: Snow — 15S Re-Plow/Spread/Ice-Snow Cond.
2011-01-27311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2010
2010-11-18311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2010-11-11311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2010-09-15311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-05-25311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2010-04-24311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2009
2009-09-16Mortgage $349,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC C/O QUINTESSENZA, to PROVIDENT BANK - 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, P.$349,000
2009-09-16AL&R $450,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC C/O QUINTESSENZA, to PROVIDENT BANK - 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, P.$450,000
2009-09-16SUBM — from PROVIDENT BANK to PROVIDENT BANK; THE WARWICK SAVINGS BANK
2009-09-16Agreement $450,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC C/O QUINTESSENZA, to PROVIDENT BANK - 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, P.$450,000
2007
2007-11-29PREL — from TOWNCENTER BANK to JOCARL REALTY II, LLC
2007-11-07Mortgage $100,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK$100,000
2007-11-07Agreement $400,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK$400,000
2007-11-07AL&R $400,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK$400,000
2006
2006-10-10Mortgage $300,000 — from JOCARL REALTY II, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK$300,000
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-11-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: DWELLING ILLEGALLY CONVERTED. FROM A STORE AND TWO FAMILY TO A THREE FAMILY. LOCATION OF ILLEGAL USE 1ST FLOOR. REMEDY: DISCONTINU$2,500
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-18Mortgage assigned — from ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK to THE WARWICK SAVINGS BANK
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-30Mortgage satisfied — from QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH; KAISER, CARL to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS, FSB
1999-12-30SAGE — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999-11-30Mortgage assigned — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to YONKERS SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION, FA
1999-11-30Mortgage $220,000 — from JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC to YONKERS SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION, FA$220,000
1999-11-30PAT — from KAISER, CARL to QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH
1999-11-30Deed — from KAISER, CARL; QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH to JOCARL REALTY VI, LLC
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-09DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-05-17DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-08-28Mortgage $225,000 — from QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH; KAISER, CARL to BANKERS FEDERAL SVGSFSB$225,000
1989-08-28Mortgage assigned — from KAISER, CARL; QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH to BANKERS FED SVGS FSB
1989-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from KAISER, CARL; QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH to RABINE, JOEL H.; RABINE, ERNEST; RABINE, LAWRENCE S.
1989-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from WHITESTONE SKATING CORP to CAPPIELLO, GLORIA; CAPPIELLO, JUSTIN
1989-01-18Mortgage satisfied — from KAISER, CARL ERIC; QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH to DARTMOUTH PLAN
1984
1984-03-13Mortgage assigned — from DARTMOUTH PLAN, INC. to CITIBANK, N.A.
1984-03-13Mortgage $23,250 — from KAISER, CARL ERIC; QUINTESSENZA, JOSEPH to DARTMOUTH PLAN, INC.$23,250
1980
1980-04-16Deed — from JOERLA REALTY CO to CARL KAISER; JOSEPH QUINTESSENZA
1980-04-16Deed — from SPRAFIT ENTERPRISES INC to JOERLA REALTY CO
1980-04-16Mortgage — from QUINTESSENZA JOSEPH; KAISER CARL to JOEL H RABINE; LAURENCE S RABINE; ERNEST RABINE
1979
1979-02-23VAC — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1978
1978-10-10Agreement — from CAPPIELLO GLORIA; CAPPIELLO JUSTIN to JOERLA REALTY CO
1978-10-10Deed — from WHITESTONE SKATING CORP to JOERLA REALTY CO
1978-08-08Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE THE CITY OF NEW ; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N; COMMIS to THE CITY O FNE WYORK; THE CITY O FNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEWYORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF N
1974
1974-12-27Mortgage — from WHITESTONE SKATING CORP to GLORIA CAPPIELLO; JUSTIN CAPPIELLO
1974-12-27Deed — from CAPPIELLO GLORIA; CAPPIELLO JUSTIN to WHITESTONE SKATING CORP

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