373 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 59 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 19).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (4) · GENERAL (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
$300,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BRONX PRESERVATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Head officer | ROBERT CORSO |
| Managing agent | PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,778,000 | $800,100 |
| 2026 | $1,784,000 | $802,800 |
| 2027 | $2,242,000 | $1,008,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 167 St — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 169 St — Bx32 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | College Ave & E 169 St · 450 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.
256 East 169 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 |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY — 159 buildings, 10,188 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B61 · C16 · D21 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 159 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,800,000 on 2025-08-04 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp.), covering 17 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | Mortgage $200,800,000 — from BRONX PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BRONX PRESERVATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. | $200,800,000 | |
| 2015-01-14 | Mortgage $4,192,321 — from BRONX PRESERVATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIIP; BRONX PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,192,321 | |
| 2015-01-14 | Mortgage $86,900,000 — from BRONX PRESERVATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIIP; BRONX PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $86,900,000 | |
| 2015-01-14 | Mortgage $86,900,000 — from BRONX PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BRONX PRESERVATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIIP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $86,900,000 | |
| 2015-01-14 | Deed $19,037,955 — from MORRISANIA ASSOCIATES; MORRISANIA ASSOCIATES L.P. to BRONX PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $19,037,955 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Every one of the 373 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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