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890 Morris Avenue

187Records
13City systems
20Open violations
80Penalty rate

187 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 rodent inspections, 39 DOB violations, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)890 MORRIS LLC
BBL2024210010
BIN2001925

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 80. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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 violations20 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2001-08-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$14,500 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)890 Morris LLC
Head officerShi R Dong
Managing agent890 Morris LLC
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$690,000 $41,400
2026$803,000 $48,180
2027$779,000 $46,740

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Aminas CafeAmericanA—

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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 161 St — Bx32 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMorris Ave & E 163 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 035 Franz Siegel. 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

890 Morris Avenue

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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.

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: $570,000 on 2016-05-04 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-18AL&R $780,000 — from 890 MORRIS LLC to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION $780,000
2021-06-18M&CON $780,000 — from 890 MORRIS LLC to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION $780,000
2016-05-04AL&R $570,000 — from 890 MORRIS LLC to CATHAY BANK $570,000
2016-05-04Deed $830,000 — from KIM & KIM, L.P. to 890 MORRIS LLC $830,000
2016-05-04Mortgage $570,000 — from 890 MORRIS LLC to CATHAY BANK $570,000
2016-04-18Sold for $830,000 $830,000 $415,000
2009-06-09Mortgage $425,000 — from KIM & KIM, L.P. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $425,000
2009-06-09AL&R $425,000 — from KIM & KIM, L.P. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $425,000
1999-11-22Mortgage $120,000 — from KIM, PATRICK D.; KIM, YOUNG SOO to PRECISION ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SUPPLIERS C $120,000
1990-09-20Mortgage $82,000 — from ALESSI, SANTO to JOE E. LEASING, LTD. $82,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017311049
2018011024
2019001034
2020003014
2021003216
2022002035
2023002068
2024001056
2025001056
2026001067
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 26Health & systems 62

Every one of the 187 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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