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260 Brook Avenue

2,196Records
20City systems
16Open violations
150.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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2,196 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 714 HPD housing violations, 587 HPD complaints, 587 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)260 BROOK LLC
BBL2022660005
BIN2000058

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 150.3. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

8
’23–24
6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PLUMBING (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · WATER LEAK (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · ELECTRIC (6).

Filed construction activity

$867,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)260 BROOK LLC
Head officerANH DO
Managing agent260 BROOK LLC
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,205,000 $992,250
2026$2,455,000 $1,104,750
2027$2,561,000 $1,152,450

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taqueria El TanqueMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

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

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 138 St · 250 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

260 Brook Avenue

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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,686,459 on 2022-03-11 (lender: Customers Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-11Agreement $5,137,500 — from 260 BROOK LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $5,137,500
2022-03-11AL&R $5,137,500 — from 260 BROOK LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $5,137,500
2022-03-11Mortgage $1,686,459 — from 260 BROOK LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,686,459
2021-02-02Agreement $3,500,000 — from 260 BROOK LLC to PIERMONT BANK $3,500,000
2021-02-02Deed $5,000,000 — from JM 260 BROOK LLC to 260 BROOK LLC $5,000,000
2021-02-02AL&R $3,500,000 — from 260 BROOK LLC to PIERMONT BANK $3,500,000
2021-01-27Sold for $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $200,000
2018-03-29Mortgage $1,803,404 — from JM 260 BROOK LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,803,404
2018-03-29Agreement $4,025,000 — from JM 260 BROOK LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,025,000
2018-03-29Deed $5,800,000 — from RAM LLC to JM 260 BROOK LLC $5,800,000
2018-03-23Sold for $5,800,000 $5,800,000 $232,000
2016-09-23Agreement $2,400,000 — from RAM LLC to ASTORIA BANK $2,400,000
2015-04-23Agreement $2,811,250 — from RAM LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $2,811,250
2015-04-23Deed $4,325,000 — from BROOK AVENUE REALTY LLC to RAM LLC $4,325,000
2015-04-23Mortgage $81,812 — from RAM LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $81,812

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175418109199
20185215950171
201901860289
20200122305229
20210516052172
20222614455162
20230293011106
202406400349
20250013802140
202600200020
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 1,936Ownership & money 45Health & systems 93

Every one of the 2,196 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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