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971 Cauldwell Avenue

BRONX, NY 10456 BBL 2026220121 3 units · 3 floors · 1996

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Longwood
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 971 Cauldwell Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1996
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The three-story residential building at 971 Cauldwell Avenue in Longwood, owned by Luis Vargas, has experienced recurring compliance issues over the past several years, with the most notable concerns centered around pest management. Most recently, in April 2024 and March 2023, the building received Class A Housing Maintenance Code violations for failure to file required annual bedbug reports, marking the third consecutive year of such violations (following a 2022 violation). While the bedbug reporting requirement was finally fulfilled in July 2022 covering the period from November 2020 to October 2021, showing no infested units, the building's history indicates inconsistent compliance with pest management requirements.

The property has undergone several rodent inspections between 2012 and 2022, with mixed results. Five inspections resulted in "Passed" ratings, demonstrating successful remediation efforts, while three inspections (in September 2022, November 2013, and February 2017) noted rat activity. The building has maintained its Class A designation since its construction in 1996, with three residential units contained within its structure. The persistent nature of both bedbug report violations and intermittent rodent activity suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and pest management systems, though there have been periods of successful remediation.

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How we score buildings

How 971 Cauldwell Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
75th percentile

Out of 1218 buildings in this neighborhood, 914 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
60.6%
No serious
violations
33.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
5.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

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Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Hazardous violations, property manager's portfolio

Hazardous violations across all buildings this manager is registered on.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors3
Year built1996
Gross area3,063 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

971 Cauldwell Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Luis Vargas
Address
971 Cauldwell Ave 1
Bronx, NY 10456
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