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454 East 168 Street

545Records
16City systems
3Open violations
394Penalty rate

545 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 HPD complaints, 130 311 service requests, 97 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MAJEN NCA LLC
BBL2023890026
BIN2001601

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 394. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MAJEN NCA LLC
Head officerCHINYERE AJAH
Managing agentChinyere Ajah
Last registered2026-04-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$464,000 $27,840
2026$553,000 $33,180
2027$645,000 $38,700

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Grin African American RestaurantAfricanA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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

Subway167 St — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 168 St / Park Av — Bx35 · 250 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & E 167 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan. 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

454 East 168 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

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,833 on 2023-12-07 (lender: Northeast Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-07AL&R $290,000 — from MAJEN NCA LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $290,000
2023-12-07Agreement $290,000 — from MAJEN NCA LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $290,000
2023-12-07Mortgage $13,834 — from MAJEN NCA LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $13,834
2013-08-20Mortgage $66,963 — from MAJEN NCA LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $66,963
2013-08-20Agreement $380,000 — from MAJEN NCA LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $380,000
2006-12-15DEEDO $460,000 — from HARRIS , JOHN F to AJAH , CHINYERE $460,000
2006-12-15AL&R $345,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB to AJAH, CHINYERE $345,000
2006-12-15Mortgage $345,000 — from AJAH, CHINYERE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $345,000
2006-05-31Mortgage $6,000 — from HARRIS, JOHN F to RUDOLPH SOUTHWELL, JR. $6,000
2005-11-17Deed $220,000 — from M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION to 1301 CLAY AVE REALTY CORP $220,000
2005-06-07Mortgage $250,000 — from HARRIS, JOHN F to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $250,000
2005-06-07Deed $380,000 — from 1301 CLAY AVE. REALTY CORP. to HARRIS, JOHN F $380,000
2005-06-07AL&R $250,000 — from HARRIS, JOHN F to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $250,000
2005-04-07Mortgage $176,000 — from 1301 CLAY AVE REALTY CORP. to LINDA FUNDING LLC $176,000
2000-01-14Mortgage $246,850 — from ROBERTS, KERRY A. to HANOVER MORTGAGE CORPORATION $246,850

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018010340246
201900110112
2020002013
202123290135
202200130316
2023004419
20240070310
202500300131
202602400244
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 443Ownership & money 34Health & systems 28

Every one of the 545 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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