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536 East 138 Street

241Records
16City systems
25Open violations
128.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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241 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 HPD housing violations, 48 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SHABAN ENTERPRISES,INC.
BBL2022650039
BIN2000042

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 128.5. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-12.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · PLUMBING (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Non (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)SHABAN ENTERPRISES INC
Head officerMOHAMED SHAUBI
Managing agentSHABAN ENTERPRISES INC
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,701,000 $765,450
2026$1,760,000 $792,000
2027$1,439,000 $647,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taco Veloz MX RestaurantMexicanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Ann's Av / E 138 St — Bx17 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 St · 350 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

536 East 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $51,152 on 2021-07-26 (lender: Orange Bank & Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-26Mortgage $51,152 — from SHABAN ENTERPRISES, INC. to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY $51,152
2021-07-26Agreement $600,000 — from SHABAN ENTERPRISES, INC. to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY $600,000
2021-07-26AL&R $600,000 — from SHABAN ENTERPRISES, INC. to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY $600,000
2015-02-26Mortgage $660,000 — from SHABAN ENTERPRISES, INC. to CHERRYWOOD COMMERCIAL LENDING, LLC $660,000
1999-10-07Mortgage $210,000 — from SHABAN ENTERPRISES,INC. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP. $210,000
1988-03-04Mortgage $165,000 — from LIGUORI, GERARDO to SANCHEZ, ARSENIO; SANCHEZ, ALVARO $165,000
1984-09-27Mortgage $40,000 — from 536 E. 138 REALTY CORP. to COBIAN REALTY CORP. $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101002
2018001012
20190460111
2020014016
20210064111
2022004026
2023015028
202402320337
202505130220
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 24Health & systems 16

Every one of the 241 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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