2160 Walton Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03180-0009BIN 2013969

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02127 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 48 apartments
0338 of those issued in the last 3 years
0446 open rent-impairing violation(s)
059 active DOB violation(s)
066 evictions executed in the last 3 years
071 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 17), active since 2024-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 2,344 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 48 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 48 apartments.

2018 — 47 units registered2023 — 48

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1922

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building22 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

562

Open now

1752

On record

127

Open Class C

353

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS COPY OF VACATE ORDER {#231508} POSTED ON ENTANCE DOOR TO 1ST STORY APT 3B AND ON ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

432

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition81

Plumbing60

Door/Window46

Heat/Hot Water43

General40

Paint/Plaster38

Water Leak28

Electric28

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2682

Noise reports · last 12 mo

224

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1374

Residential962

Vehicle165

Commercial139

Unspecified34

Park4

House of Worship4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

827

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony318

Misdemeanor399

Violation110

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 3 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-05-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-02-22

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-11-26Apt 31-Bresidential

2024-10-07Apt 2-Aresidential

2024-10-01Apt 41-Bresidential

2024-10-01Apt 51-Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2022-02-07

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2022-01-20

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2019-12-20

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2018-12-07

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MBD WEST APTS., LLC

Head officer

DERRICK LOVETT

Managing agent

SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

22 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,280

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTUnknownClass 22026-07-02$1,280 due

ConstructionClass 12026-07-02$2,500 penalty

UnknownClass 22026-07-02$5,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 22026-07-02$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-06-30 · $32,333,418.5

Most recent mortgage2025-06-30 · $1,812,200

Mortgage2025-06-30$1,812,200

borrower MBD WEST APARTMENTS LLC, MBD WEST APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. · lender MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP.

Sale2025-06-30$32,333,418.5

NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP → MBD WEST APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO.

Mortgage2025-06-30$8,004,820

borrower MBD WEST APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., MBD WEST APARTMENTS LLC · lender MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA

Mortgage2025-06-30$25,689,016

borrower MBD WEST APARTMENTS LLC, MBD WEST APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. · lender MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA

Mortgage2025-06-30$87,078,435

borrower MBD WEST APARTMENTS LLC, MBD WEST APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. · lender MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale