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194 Brown Place

734Records
18City systems
34Open violations
179.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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734 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 259 HPD complaints, 225 311 service requests, 123 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built2001
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MI CASA H.D.F.C.
BBL2022640003
BIN2114428

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 179.3. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations34 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
11
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Elevator (5) · SAFETY (4).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2001)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)MI CASA HDFC
Head officerRAFAL MARKWAT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$972,000 $437,400
2026$1,013,000 $455,850
2027$1,046,000 $470,700

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBrook Av — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

194 Brown Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 of them about heat or hot water.

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 ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,890,500 on 2008-09-09 (lender: Nys Homeless Housing And Assistance Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-09-09Mortgage $2,890,500 — from MI CASA HOUSING DEVELPOMENT FUND CORPORA to NYS HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE CORP $2,890,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017120021
2018237140
2019119121
20201053164
2021241245
2022140243
202309211
2024048149
2025126229
2026094195
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 621Ownership & money 8Health & systems 22

Every one of the 734 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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