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993 Pierce Avenue

BRONX, NY 10462 BBL 2040970033 2 units · 2 floors · 1935

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Morris Park
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 993 Pierce 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 1935
6 or more units
2 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 two-family house at 993 Pierce Avenue in Morris Park, owned by James Cossa, has a history of maintenance and sanitation issues, particularly noted during a cluster of complaints in July 2020. During this period, multiple complaints were filed and subsequently addressed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), including concerns about plumbing (basin/sink), flooring, paint/plaster (walls), unsanitary conditions (mold), and pest infestations. All these issues were closed after HPD verified corrections, though the documentation suggests there may have been multiple simultaneous problems that required attention.

The property has also undergone several rodent inspections, with the most recent in January 2023 resulting in a passing grade, indicating improved conditions. However, there were multiple compliance failures in 2016 and 2014, suggesting ongoing challenges with pest control in previous years. The building has been standing since 1935, and despite the documented issues from 2020, the most recent rodent inspection pass indicates some progress in maintenance. The property's two units share a history of similar maintenance issues, as evidenced by the simultaneous complaints filed in 2020, and the building's age suggests typical wear and tear that may require ongoing management attention.

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How we score buildings

How 993 Pierce 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
29th percentile

Out of 450 buildings in this neighborhood, 130 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
71.0%
No serious
violations
19.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.3%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

Average complaint rate per building across everything this landlord owns. High rates signal systemic neglect.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1935
Gross area770 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

993 Pierce Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
James Cossa
Address
2C Edgewater Park ph
Bronx, NY 10465
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