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1971 Grand Avenue

BRONX, NY 10453 BBL 2028690163 39 units · 6 floors · 1925

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Morris Heights
Above average
avg 98.3
390
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 390 recorded HPD violations, above the Morris Heights average of 98.3.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 1971 Grand 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 1925
6 or more units
39 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The 6-story, 39-unit tenement building at 1971 Grand Avenue in Morris Heights, owned by Rick Gropper, has experienced significant maintenance issues in 2025, particularly related to heat and hot water systems. The building has had multiple heat/hot water complaints in 2025, with the most recent being reported in May 2025. Currently, there are several open violations from April 2025 related to safety and building maintenance, including problems with window guards, the ventilation system, and cabinet issues, along with a safety concern regarding the fire escape. The building's infrastructure continues to show challenges, evidenced by ongoing water supply issues (with an open heavy flow water leak as of June 2025) and previous plumbing emergencies earlier in 2025.

The building's history reveals recurring infrastructure and maintenance problems, with 2024 violations in apartment 6E noting issues with a broken mixing valve, leaky faucets, and other plumbing concerns. Apartment 2E showed multiple violations in late 2024, including problems with mold, pest infestation, and ventilation system issues. While bedbug infestations were documented in 2019 through 2021, records indicate no reported infestations from 2022 through 2024. The elevator system also appears to have maintenance concerns, with an active complaint regarding single device operation filed in April 2025, and previous complaints about failure to maintain records in 2023. Recent rodent inspections show inconsistent results, with some inspections indicating rat activity in 2024-2025, though earlier inspections from 2017 through 2023 had passed.

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How 1971 Grand 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
11th percentile

Out of 414 buildings in this neighborhood, 46 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
0.2%
No serious
violations
1.4%
Some violations
(1–9)
98.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

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Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Hazardous violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as hazardous — things like mold, peeling lead paint, or broken heat.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

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What's in the 1971 Grand Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units39
Floors6
Year built1925
Gross area40,600 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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1971 Grand Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
1971 Grand Avenue LLC
Address
1971 Grand Avenue mgmt
Bronx, NY 10453
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The story over time

1971 Grand Avenue event timeline

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2026
HPD Violation Jun 03
Class B violation
§ 27-2005 Hmc: Refit Door At 1St Closet From North At East In The 1St Room From East Located At Apt 6F, 6Th Story, 1St Apartment From Sout…
HPD Violation Jun 03
Class B violation

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