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339 East 138 Street

978Records
17City systems
54Open violations
298.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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978 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 456 HPD complaints, 216 HPD housing violations, 152 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOBRO BRICKS, LLC
BBL2023010050
BIN2000611

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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 298.7. 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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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 violations54 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Noise (4) · Panhandling (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Establishment (2).

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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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 BRICKS LLC
Head officerRABIA YAGHOUBZADEH
Managing agentSOBRO BRICKS LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$796,000 $358,200
2026$843,000 $379,350
2027$817,000 $367,650

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Crucero Restaurant & GrillSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled) · 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.

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 M125 · 400 ft
Citi BikeWillis Ave & E 137 St · 700 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

339 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $999,635 on 2018-02-27 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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
2018-02-27AL&R $3,325,000 — from SOBRO BRICKS, LLC; BRUCKNER LOFTS LLC; 310 BRICKS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,325,000
2018-02-27Agreement $3,325,000 — from 310 BRICKS LLC; SOBRO BRICKS, LLC; BRUCKNER LOFTS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,325,000
2018-02-27Mortgage $999,635 — from SOBRO BRICKS, LLC; BRUCKNER LOFTS LLC; 310 BRICKS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $999,635
2013-08-24Mortgage $393,436 — from BRUCKNER LOFTS LLC; SOBRO BRICKS, LLC; 310 BRICKS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $393,436
2013-08-24AL&R $2,550,000 — from 310 BRICKS LLC; BRUCKNER LOFTS LLC; SOBRO BRICKS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,550,000
2013-08-24Agreement $2,550,000 — from BRUCKNER LOFTS LLC; 310 BRICKS LLC; SOBRO BRICKS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,550,000
2009-12-24Deed $902,868 — from 339 EAST 138TH STREET HOLDING CORP. to SOBRO BRICKS, LLC $902,868
2009-12-24Agreement $866,114 — from SOBRO BRICKS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $866,114
2005-09-19AL&R $900,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to 339 EAST 138TH STREET HOLDING CORP. $900,000
2005-09-19Mortgage $900,000 — from 339 EAST 138TH STREET HOLDING CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $900,000
2005-04-15Deed $365,000 — from 339 EAST 138TH STREET MANAGEMENT LLC to ORTIZ REAL ESTATE ENTERPRISES, INC $365,000
2002-04-23Mortgage $382,500 — from ALEGRIA, MARIO JR. to HOMESIDE LENDING, INC. $382,500
1997-10-16Mortgage $100,000 — from SALESPI REALTY CORP to 343 EAST 138TH STREET REALTY CORP $100,000
1983-07-27Mortgage $35,000 — from 343 E. 138 ST REALTYCP. to ANN VEE MANAGEMENT CORP. $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201803418
20191310335
20200200222
20211230226
20221310335
20233410347
20243372244
20251140015
20260620567
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 852Ownership & money 38Health & systems 27

Every one of the 978 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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