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218 East 165 Street

1,027Records
17City systems
108Open violations
216.6Penalty rate

1,027 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 445 311 service requests, 229 HPD complaints, 147 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units26
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)218-204 E. 165 REALTY CP
BBL2024550062
BIN2002724

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 216.6. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations108 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 59 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

130 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 80). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
42
’24–25
80
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (62) · Noise (21) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)218-204 EAST 165TH REALTY CORP.
Head officerHARRY EVERETT
Managing agent218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP.
Last registered2024-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,049,000 $1,372,050
2026$3,140,000 $1,413,000
2027$3,073,000 $1,382,850

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kennedy Fried Chicken and PizzaChickenA—

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

Subway167 St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
161 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 165 St — Bx32 · 600 ft
Citi BikeSherman Ave & E 166 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 443, 457. 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

218 East 165 Street

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

125 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 62 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 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. — 2 buildings, 52 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
218 East 165 Street BX26 C
204 East 165 Street BX26 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,650,000 on 2022-12-05 (lender: Ridgewood Savings 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
2022-12-05Agreement $6,500,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. $6,500,000
2022-12-05Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,650,000
2022-12-05AL&R $6,500,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $6,500,000
2021-11-17Mortgage $1,093,292 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL, LLC $1,093,292
2021-11-17Agreement $4,850,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL, LLC $4,850,000
2021-11-17AL&R $4,850,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL, LLC $4,850,000
2017-03-29Agreement $4,000,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,000,000
2017-03-29Mortgage $1,242,826 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,242,826
2017-03-29AL&R $4,000,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,000,000
2013-07-22CORRM $300,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to MJA FINANCIAL LLC $300,000
2013-07-22AL&R $3,000,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $3,000,000
2013-07-22Mortgage $857,628 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $857,628
2013-07-22Agreement $3,000,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $3,000,000
2008-09-02Mortgage $300,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to MJA FINANCIAL LLC $300,000
2007-03-28Agreement $1,997,000 — from 218-204 EAST 165 REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,997,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172333745
201804048
2019370212
20204620167
20217579174
20221735685
202329408104
20240420850
20250225010235
20260680573
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 835Ownership & money 65Health & systems 68

Every one of the 1,027 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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