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1230 Teller Avenue

2,253Records
19City systems
10Open violations
81.7Penalty rate

2,253 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 697 311 service requests, 617 HPD complaints, 587 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1941
Floors8
Res. units79
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)LYNSEY LEE LTD
BBL2024310001
BIN2002161

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 81.7. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (61) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Elevator (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (9).

Filed construction activity

$391,331 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (79)
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)LYNSEY LEE LTD
Head officerSTUART MORGAN
Managing agentTHE MORGAN GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,811,000 $1,714,950
2026$3,860,000 $1,737,000
2027$3,994,000 $1,797,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

Subway167 St — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 168 St — Bx41 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 169 St & Webster Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 53, 88. 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

1230 Teller 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 THE MORGAN GROUP LLC — 22 buildings, 1,151 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B16. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1230 Teller Avenue BX79 B
190 West 170 Street BX67 B
323 E Mosholu Parkway N BX64 B
3425 Gates Place BX62 B
667 East 232 Street BX61 A
176 East 176 Street BX60 B
2552 University Avenue BX55 B
2735 Marion Avenue BX55 B
2791 Grand Concourse BX54 B
2781 Grand Concourse BX54 A
1901 Grand Concourse BX54 A
2952 Marion Avenue BX53 B
1057 Hoe Avenue BX52 B
1210 Sherman Avenue BX50 B
1916 Grand Concourse BX50 B
2805 University Avenue BX48 B
1136 Sherman Avenue BX44 B
2103 Grand Concourse BX43 B
2773 Briggs Avenue BX42 B
3205 Grand Concourse BX39 A
2979 Marion Avenue BX36 A
3500 Tryon Avenue BX29 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,090,628 on 2020-02-03 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 10 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
2020-02-03Agreement $77,000,000 — from 2103-2121 LLC D; RACHEL-OLIVER ASSOCIATES LLC D; 2773-79 BRIGGS AVE LLC D; 2781 GRAND CONC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $77,000,000
2020-02-03Mortgage $2,090,629 — from LYNSEY ASSOCIATES LLC D; 2781 GRAND CONCOURSE LLC D; MORG-HITCH LLC D; LYNSEY LEE LTD.; RA to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $2,090,629
2020-02-03AL&R $77,000,000 — from MORG-HITCH LLC D; LYNSEY LEE LTD.; RACHEL-OLIVER ASSOCIATES LLC D; 2103-2121 LLC D; 2735-3 to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $77,000,000
2016-05-09Agreement $9,875,000 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,875,000
2016-05-09Mortgage $3,300,374 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,300,374
2016-05-09AL&R $9,875,000 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,875,000
2012-03-01AL&R $7,000,000 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD. to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING LP $7,000,000
2012-03-01Agreement $7,000,000 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD. to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING LP $7,000,000
2012-03-01Mortgage $2,720,204 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD. to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING LP $2,720,204
2007-03-08AL&R $4,500,000 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $4,500,000
2007-03-08Mortgage $1,035,499 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,035,499
2007-03-08Agreement $4,500,000 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $4,500,000
2006-01-06M&CON $4,702,100 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD to BEAR STEARNS COMMERICAL MORTGAGE $4,702,100
2006-01-06AL&R $4,702,100 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD to BEAR STEARNS COMMERICAL MORTGAGE $4,702,100
2006-01-06Mortgage $1,504,819 — from LYNSEY LEE LTD to BERA STEARNS COMMERICAL MORTGAGE,INC $1,504,819

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702610366
2018023201044
20190317904186
20200112492136
202102920296
20220412104129
20232517107185
20240124006247
202502390647
202632600873
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 1,949Ownership & money 78Health & systems 80

Every one of the 2,253 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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