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885 Brook Avenue

610Records
17City systems
3Open violations
57.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10451 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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610 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 250 311 service requests, 114 HPD housing violations, 68 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL2023650020
BIN2091164, 2091165

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.8. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-04-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,667,132 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)MCGEE PLAZA HDFC
Head officerPAUL MOORE
Managing agentMCGEE PLAZA HDFC
Last registered2026-05-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$829,000 $373,050
2026$857,000 $385,650
2027$860,000 $387,000

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.

Getting around

SubwayJackson Av — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Elton Av / E 161 St — Bx6 Bx13 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & E 163 St · 350 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

885 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 MCGEE PLAZA HDFC — 4 buildings, 64 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1199 Fulton Avenue BX20 C
1195 Fulton Avenue BX20 C
885 Brook Avenue BX14 B
877 Brook Avenue BX10 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $51,425 on 2017-07-19 (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
2017-07-20RPTT&RET $1,621,690 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $1,621,690
2017-07-19Mortgage $439,799 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $439,799
2017-07-19Mortgage $439,799 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $439,799
2017-07-19Deed $1,615,228 — from MCGEE PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $1,615,228
2017-07-19Mortgage $1,646,562 — from MCGEE PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRES $1,646,562
2017-07-19Mortgage $51,425 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $51,425
2017-07-19Mortgage $51,425 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $51,425
2017-07-19AL&R $439,799 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $439,799
2017-07-19AL&R $439,799 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $439,799
2017-07-19AL&R $51,425 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $51,425
2017-07-19AL&R $51,425 — from MCGEE PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $51,425
2010-05-19Deed $24,000 — from CITY OF NY- DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATIO to MCGEE PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. $24,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
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2020
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017814422277
201850310440
201900560359
202000750378
202100290635
202201340944
20230190616
202400110617
20250560314
20261213811062
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 454Ownership & money 28Health & systems 62

Every one of the 610 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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