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681 Van Nest Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2040320022 · 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Violation of Park Rules (1) · Noise (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 (1920)
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)681 VAN NEST LLC
Head officerJAMES 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$1,029,000 $61,740
2026$1,171,000 $70,260
2027$1,156,000 $69,360

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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.

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

SubwayBronx Park East — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / Van Nest Av — Bx22 Bx39 · 150 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

681 Van Nest 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: $630,000 on 2020-01-23 (lender: Erg 681 Van Nest LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-08AL&R $600,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $600,000
2022-03-08Agreement $600,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $600,000
2020-01-23Mortgage $630,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to ERG 681 VAN NEST LLC $630,000
2020-01-23AL&R $630,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to ERG 681 VAN NEST LLC $630,000
2020-01-23Deed $580,000 — from MARINI, ADA to 681 VAN NEST LLC $580,000
2020-01-15Sold for $580,000 $580,000 $193,333

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
5
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201800000
201900000
202001405
202104004
202200415
202302002
202400000
202504004
202611002
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-05-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-10311: Violation of Park Rules — BBQ Outside Authorized Area
2025-07-08311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2025-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-08AL&R $600,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK$600,000
2022-03-08TL&R — from ERG 681 VAN NEST LLC to 681 VAN NEST LLC
2022-03-08Mortgage assigned — from ERG 681 VAN NEST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK
2022-03-08Agreement $600,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK$600,000
2021
2021-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-05HPD 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
2021-04-05HPD 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
2020-07-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-01-23Mortgage $630,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to ERG 681 VAN NEST LLC$630,000
2020-01-23AL&R $630,000 — from 681 VAN NEST LLC to ERG 681 VAN NEST LLC$630,000
2020-01-23Deed $580,000 — from MARINI, ADA to 681 VAN NEST LLC$580,000
2020-01-15Sold for $580,000$580,000
2017
2017-06-30311: Noise - Park — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-11-05Deed — from CASATELLI, JOSEPH to MARINI, ADA
2014
2014-06-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-03-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-08-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-06-06311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2011
2011-11-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2010
2010-10-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2008
2008-01-04HPD class I: § 27-2091 HMC, § 302 MDL : APARTMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED A COMMISSIONER'S ORDER AND OCCUPANTS ARE IN NEED OF RELOCATION SERVICES. APARTMENTS C
1988
1988-05-19Mortgage satisfied — from CASATELLI, LUIGI to GANDINI, RITA
1980
1980-12-22Deed — from CASATELLI LUIGI to JOSEPH CASATELLI
1972
1972-07-06Deed — from GANDINI RITA to LUIGI CASATELLI
1972-07-06Mortgage — from CASATELLI LUIGI to RITA GANDINI

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