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370 Brook Avenue

5,814Records
20City systems
159Open violations
180.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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5,814 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,871 311 service requests, 1,688 HPD housing violations, 1,669 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1970
Floors17
Res. units173
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)OUB COURT HOUSING COMPANY, INC
BBL2022690001
BIN2000101, 2089322

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 180.3. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations159 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 82 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

804 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 188 · winter 2024–25: 280 · winter 2025–26: 286). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

188
’23–24
280
’24–25
286
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

659 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (389) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (51) · PLUMBING (45) · Noise (30) · PAINT/PLASTER (24) · WATER LEAK (23).

Filed construction activity

$5,665,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1970)
YesSix or more residential units (173)
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)OUB Court Housing Company, Inc.
Head officerMadelyn Lugo
Managing agentSouth Bronx Community Management Co, Inc.
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,721,000 $5,274,450
2026$13,024,000 $5,860,800
2027$16,753,000 $7,538,850

The city's market estimate has risen 43% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 8)

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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Ann's Av / E 143 St — Bx17 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBrook Ave & E 141 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

370 Brook Avenue

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

659 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 389 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 SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CO, INC. — 24 buildings, 903 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
512 East 145 Street BX188 C
370 Brook Avenue BX173 D
787 East 149 Street BX108 B
443 St Anns Avenue BX84 B
851 East 162 Street BX69 C
389 East 151 Street BX34 B
689 Melrose Avenue BX25 B
458 West 143 Street MN21 B
370 St Anns Avenue BX20 C
673 East 137 Street BX20 C
471 West 145 Street MN20 B
408 East 152 Street BX20 B
231 Jackson Avenue BX18 C
531 East 148 Street BX17 C
674 East 138 Street BX16 C
363 East 150 Street BX15 B
417 East 151 Street BX11 D
454 West 146 Street MN10 D
415 East 151 Street BX10 C
367 East 151 Street BX8 D
712 Courtlandt Avenue BX6 C
442 Wales Avenue BX5 C
517 West 173 Street MN4 A
607 Concord Avenue BX1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,009,842 on 2012-04-09 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-04-09Mortgage $2,009,842 — from OUB COURT HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,009,842
2012-04-09Agreement $150,624 — from OUB COURT HOUSING COMPANY, INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $150,624
2012-04-09Mortgage $11,576,708 — from OUB COURT HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $11,576,708
2012-04-09Mortgage $13,488,450 — from OUB COURT HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $13,488,450
2003-09-23Mortgage $1,786,325 — from OUB HOUSES HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to THE CITY OF N.Y., DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESE $1,786,325
2003-09-23Mortgage $1,786,325 — from OUB HOUSES HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to THE CITY OF N.Y., DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESE $1,786,325

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
794
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20174816510187
20183152862306
2019295148533
20204112346255
20214103480362
20220101861197
20230164558479
20240225460568
20250117821794
20261463320352
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The full timeline

Construction 113Enforcement 288Housing & tenants 5,318Ownership & money 31Health & systems 64

Every one of the 5,814 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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