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299 East 158 Street

1,665Records
17City systems
306Open violations
1252Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10451 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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1,665 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 545 311 service requests, 466 HPD housing violations, 442 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)299 BRONX LLC
BBL2024180001
BIN2001887

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1252. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations306 total — 109 class C (immediately hazardous), 146 class B, 51 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-11.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

96 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 55 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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19
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55
’25–26
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’26–27

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

$4,725 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

172 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · Dirty Condition (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · PLUMBING (13) · Rodent (12) · GENERAL (10).

Filed construction activity

$51,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (14)
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)299 EAST 158TH STREET LLC
Head officerMICHALAKIS CHRISTODOULOU
Managing agentNICOLETA CHRISTODOULOU
Last registered2024-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,934,000 $870,300
2026$1,984,000 $892,800
2027$2,263,000 $1,018,350

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

Subway161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 158 St — Bx32 · 400 ft
Citi BikeConcourse Village East & E 158 St · 400 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

299 East 158 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

172 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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: $165,152 on 2024-07-02 (lender: Wilmington Trust, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-10Deed $1,650,000 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC, to 299 BRONX LLC $1,650,000
2026-07-01Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $117,857
2024-07-02Mortgage $165,152 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. $165,152
2022-12-05EASE $335,000 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC $335,000
2019-05-20Mortgage $310,757 — from 229 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $310,757
2019-05-20Agreement $1,650,000 — from 229 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $1,650,000
2019-05-20AL&R $1,650,000 — from 229 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $1,650,000
2014-11-08Mortgage $258,759 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $258,759
2014-11-08Agreement $1,462,500 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $1,462,500
2014-11-08AL&R $1,462,500 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $1,462,500
2008-11-25AL&R $175,000 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $175,000
2008-11-25Mortgage $175,000 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to ALMA BANK $175,000
2006-01-12Mortgage $1,387,500 — from 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,387,500
2005-02-02Deed $900,000 — from UNIVERSAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to 299 EAST 158 STREET LLC $900,000
2004-11-22Deed $395,000 — from 299 EAST REALTY CORP to UNIVERSAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP. $395,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700530356
20181012807136
2019109735106
202000540155
202100190019
202201751481
202305117019141
202402121119143
2025017811292
20260444555459
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 1,496Ownership & money 37Health & systems 84

Every one of the 1,665 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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