7,459 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,012 HPD complaints, 2,388 311 service requests, 1,348 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 123.3. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 346 total — 106 class C (immediately hazardous), 184 class B, 56 class A. Oldest open since 1998-10-15. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 3 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
336 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 103 · winter 2024–25: 97 · winter 2025–26: 124). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
446 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (144) · PLUMBING (42) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (41) · Noise (38) · APPLIANCE (30) · PAINT/PLASTER (22).
$1,507,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1980) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (204) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | TEG MORRISANIA LLC |
| Head officer | MATTHEW P LAWRENCE |
| Managing agent | Pinnacle City Living |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,505,000 | $6,977,250 |
| 2026 | $14,394,000 | $6,477,300 |
| 2027 | $15,955,000 | $7,179,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 2022 (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 | 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 161 St / Concourse Village East — Bx6 Bx13 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 161 St & Park Ave · 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.
280 East 161 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
446 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 144 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.
Managed by PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 137 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $74,000,000 on 2024-11-13 (lender: Affordable Housing Credit Opportunities Warehiouse). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-13 | Mortgage $74,000,000 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVEVELOPM; MORRISANIA APARTMENTS LLC to AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES | $74,000,000 | |
| 2023-01-09 | Mortgage $74,000,000 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS LLC; ALLIANCE HOUSING ASSOCIATES LLC; JEROME TERRACE HOUSING ASSOCIA to AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES | $74,000,000 | |
| 2022-12-27 | RPTT&RET $40,762,800 — from SPENCER EQUITY GROUP LLC to MORRISANIA APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; TEG MORRISANIA LLC | $40,762,800 | |
| 2021-01-04 | Mortgage $11,240,616 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $11,240,616 | |
| 2021-01-04 | Agreement $27,636,000 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $27,636,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Mortgage $1,444,361 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,444,361 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $17,000,000 | |
| 2012-04-12 | Agreement $17,200,000 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,200,000 | |
| 2012-04-12 | Mortgage $14,297,943 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $14,297,943 | |
| 2012-04-12 | AL&R $17,200,000 — from MORRISANIA APARTMENTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,200,000 | |
| 2010-04-28 | Deed $14,959,098 — from MORRISANIA TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY LIMITE to MORRISANIA APARTMENTS, LLC | $14,959,098 | |
| 2007-11-15 | Agreement $481,456 — from MORRISANIA TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY LIMITE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $481,456 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Mortgage $4,617,867 — from MORRISANIA TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY to HUD | $4,617,867 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Mortgage $3,435,600 — from MORRISANIA TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY to ALLFIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $3,435,600 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Mortgage $481,456 — from MORRISANIA TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY to HUD | $481,456 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 11 | 378 | 0 | 12 | 401 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14 | 434 | 0 | 10 | 464 |
| 2019 | 4 | 12 | 201 | 3 | 15 | 235 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 164 | 0 | 7 | 178 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 520 | 6 | 10 | 543 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 666 | 1 | 10 | 688 |
| 2023 | 3 | 11 | 402 | 3 | 9 | 428 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 516 | 8 | 12 | 543 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11 | 493 | 10 | 5 | 522 |
| 2026 | 26 | 10 | 342 | 2 | 7 | 387 |
Every one of the 7,459 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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