1,377 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 455 HPD complaints, 424 311 service requests, 355 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 450.8. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 152 total — 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 93 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
65 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · PAINT/PLASTER (24) · PLUMBING (13) · WATER LEAK (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (8).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | GRAND CONCOURSE EAST HDFC |
| Head officer | MARY COLEMAN |
| Managing agent | GRAND CONCOURSE EAST HDFC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $752,000 | $338,400 |
| 2026 | $771,000 | $346,950 |
| 2027 | $804,000 | $361,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 161 St — Bx32 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morris 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.
280 East 162 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 |
122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 GRAND CONCOURSE EAST — 10 buildings, 198 units. Grades across the portfolio: C3 · D7. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 274 Bonner Place | BX | 28 | C |
| 1304 College Avenue | BX | 26 | D |
| 225 East 163 Street | BX | 25 | D |
| 291 East 162 Street | BX | 21 | D |
| 967 Sherman Avenue | BX | 20 | D |
| 1007 Grant Avenue | BX | 20 | D |
| 280 East 162 Street | BX | 17 | D |
| 928 College Avenue | BX | 17 | C |
| 1003 Grant Avenue | BX | 17 | C |
| 1302 College Avenue | BX | 7 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $643,935 on 1995-10-17 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-17 | Mortgage $643,935 — from GRAND CONCOURSE EASTHOUSING DEVELOP.FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK | $643,935 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 41 |
| 2019 | 4 | 161 | 4 | 169 |
| 2020 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 42 |
| 2021 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 94 |
| 2022 | 2 | 88 | 5 | 95 |
| 2023 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 94 |
| 2024 | 4 | 124 | 10 | 138 |
| 2025 | 1 | 96 | 8 | 105 |
| 2026 | 3 | 124 | 11 | 138 |
Every one of the 1,377 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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