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918 Morris Avenue

2,970Records
15City systems
67Open violations
243.7Penalty rate

2,970 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,002 HPD complaints, 905 HPD housing violations, 817 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units45
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES
BBL2024220004
BIN2001951

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 243.7. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations67 total — 29 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-11.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

215 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 163). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

28
’23–24
6
’24–25
163
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

247 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (103) · Illegal Parking (43) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · PLUMBING (16) · Abandoned Vehicle (10) · WATER LEAK (9).

Filed construction activity

$146,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (45)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES
Head officerMARY COLEMAN
Managing agentMORRIS AVE ASSOCIATES
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,965,000 $884,250
2026$2,009,000 $904,050
2027$1,952,000 $878,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 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.

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 163 St — Bx32 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMorris Ave & E 163 St · 150 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

918 Morris Avenue

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

247 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 103 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES — 2 buildings, 103 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 Bonner Place BX58 D
918 Morris Avenue BX45 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,700,000 on 2017-10-30 (lender: Sterling National Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-10-30AL&R $4,700,000 — from MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $4,700,000
2017-10-30Mortgage $4,700,000 — from MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $4,700,000
2017-10-27RPTT&RET $3,991,349 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1988 LIMITED PARTNE to ALLENE SINGHO-ROBERTS LLC $3,991,349
2008-11-14Agreement $4,504,925 — from MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,504,925
2008-11-14Agreement $4,504,925 — from MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,504,925
1989-01-11Mortgage $5,210,925 — from MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NYC (HPD) $5,210,925

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701243230
20185110605117
201902830590
202002112012126
202102388021411
202201307011319
202344343014365
20241235809370
20250313106140
20260224835258
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 2,765Ownership & money 21Health & systems 125

Every one of the 2,970 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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