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222 Willis Avenue

439Records
15City systems
16Open violations
292.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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439 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 110 HPD complaints, 102 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOBRO 222 REALTY LLC
BBL2022820001
BIN2000231

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 292.4. 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 violations16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1997-09-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
16
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PLUMBING (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · APPLIANCE (3).

Filed construction activity

$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
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)SOBRO 222 REALTY, LLC
Head officerJACOB SOLEIMANI
Managing agentMonarch Management, LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,602,000 $720,900
2026$1,922,000 $864,900
2027$1,538,000 $692,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway3 Av-138 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Willis Av / E 138 St — M125 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 137 St · 150 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

222 Willis 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

56 311 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 MONARCH MANAGEMENT, LLC — 9 buildings, 128 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
429 Lenox Avenue MN23 B
402 East 136 Street BX20 D
317 East 150 Street BX18 C
1881 Grand Concourse BX18 D
553 Walton Avenue BX14 D
522 East 149 Street BX10 D
143 East 149 Street BX9 D
206 Willis Avenue BX8 D
222 Willis Avenue BX8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,265,148 on 2019-04-29 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-04-29Deed $2,280,000 — from DINELL REALTY LTD to SOBRO 222 REALTY LLC $2,280,000
2019-04-29Mortgage $1,265,149 — from SOBRO 222 REALTY, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,265,149
2019-04-29Agreement $1,624,000 — from SOBRO 222 REALTY, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,624,000
2019-04-05Sold for $2,280,000 $2,280,000 $285,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $450,000 — from DINELL REALTY LTD. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $450,000
2006-04-17AL&R $450,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to DINELL REALTY LTD. $450,000
2004-04-05AL&R $150,000 — from NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK to DINELL REALTY LTD $150,000
2004-04-05Mortgage $157,000 — from DINELL REALTY LTD to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK $157,000
1998-09-23Mortgage $100,000 — from DINELL REALTY LTD. to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK $100,000
1992-06-03Mortgage $76,441 — from PADILLA, GERMAN to CITY OF NEW YORK (HPD) $76,441
1985-12-05Mortgage $75,000 — from PADILLA, GERMAN to BANCO DE PONCE $75,000
1984-04-04Mortgage $48,863 — from PADILLA, GERMAN to BANCO DE PONCE $48,863

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015006
2018003014
20190148114
202053320141
202100190120
202200410445
202302550966
2024025301469
202501430145
202600190019
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 344Ownership & money 28Health & systems 40

Every one of the 439 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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