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351 East 138 Street

1,167Records
18City systems
15Open violations
99.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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1,167 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 529 HPD complaints, 289 311 service requests, 160 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOBRO III, LLC
BBL2023010044
BIN2000606

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 99.9. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations15 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$8,438 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Building/Use (3) · Mobile Food Vendor (1) · New Tree Request (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$134,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (9)
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 III, LLC
Head officerJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Managing agentJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$854,000 $384,300
2026$883,000 $397,350
2027$916,000 $412,200

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mas Alla Del Sol Mexican RestaurantMexicanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 M125 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 137 St · 600 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

351 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $3,376,592 on 2017-10-04 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), covering 6 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
2024-10-09Agreement $11,570,000 — from ABJ 137 LLC; ABJ 226 LLC; ABJ WILLIS, LLC; SOBRO III, LLC; ABJ 340 LLC to PGIM REAL ESTATE AGENCY FINANCING, LLC $11,570,000
2017-10-04Agreement $12,580,000 — from ABJ 137 LLC; SOBRO III, LLC; ABJ WILLIS, LLC; ABJ 340 LLC; ABJ 226 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $12,580,000
2017-10-04Mortgage $3,376,593 — from ABJ 137 LLC (''ABJ 137''); ABJ WILLIS, LLC(''ABJ WILLIS''); ABJ 340 LLC; SOBRO III, LLC('' to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $3,376,593
2015-07-10Mortgage $1,456,978 — from SOBRO III, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $1,456,978
2015-07-10Agreement $3,920,000 — from SOBRO III, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $3,920,000
2012-12-06Mortgage $676,215 — from SOBRO III, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $676,215
2012-12-06Agreement $2,600,000 — from SOBRO III, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $2,600,000
2012-12-06AL&R $2,600,000 — from SOBRO III, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $2,600,000
2008-12-18Deed $1,500,501 — from 351 LLC to SOBRO III, LLC $1,500,501
2008-12-18Mortgage $192,124 — from SOBRO III LLC to TD BANK NA $192,124
2008-12-18Agreement $2,010,000 — from SOBRO III LLC to TD BANK NA $2,010,000
2008-12-18AL&R $2,010,000 — from SOBRO III LLC to TD BANK NA $2,010,000
2004-09-29Mortgage $337,980 — from 351 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $337,980
2004-09-29Agreement $1,072,500 — from 351 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,072,500
2003-07-01Mortgage $515,000 — from 351 LLC to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $515,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170074213
201804851090
20190080210
202050240332
202133190126
2022211015
202302370342
20240343212
2025004037
2026011430357
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 1,018Ownership & money 51Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,167 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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