979 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 435 311 service requests, 293 HPD housing violations, 75 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 62.2. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 67 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1987-07-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
197 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (131) · Street Sweeping Complaint (11) · Panhandling (10) · Food Establishment (7) · Missed Collection (4) · Noise (4).
$241,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MING YUAN CORP |
| Head officer | ALICE H LEE |
| Managing agent | MING YUAN CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,878,000 | $845,100 |
| 2026 | $1,849,000 | $832,050 |
| 2027 | $1,825,000 | $821,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chano's Fresh Bread | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
| Dragon Yuan | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Dishwashing/Utensils, Food Protection), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2014 (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.
| Subway | 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 149 St-Hostos — 2 4 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Morris Av — Bx2 Bx19 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 149 St & Morris Ave · 200 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.
522 Morris Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
197 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $162,565 on 1987-11-02 (lender: NYC / Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-11-02 | Mortgage $162,565 — from MING YUAN CORP. to NYC / HPD | $162,565 | |
| 1986-03-18 | Mortgage $110,000 — from LEE, ALICE H.; HSU, MARTIN CHUN TINE; LEE, DAVID H.; HSU, PAO-CHU TSENG to LOS ANGELES NATIONALBNK | $110,000 | |
| 1986-03-18 | Mortgage $15,000 — from LEE, DAVID H.; HSU, DAO CHU TSENG; HSU, MARTIN CHUN TING; LEE, ALICE H. to KONG, JAMES; CHAN, PING KOON; CHEN, FEN SHOU | $15,000 | |
| 1983-10-12 | Mortgage $60,000 — from C.K.C REAL ESTATE CORP. to OTTEN, ADOLF C./IND&TR; WEEKS, HELEN/FBO | $60,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 87 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 69 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 83 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 44 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 2 | 100 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 4 | 99 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 63 |
Every one of the 979 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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