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48 East 161 Street

279Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

279 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 46 rodent inspections, 44 DOB permits.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1937
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)48 EAST 161ST LLC
BBL2024830040
BIN2002981

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Dirty Condition (4) · Noise (4) · Street Condition (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$663,327 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,339,000 $2,852,550
2026$6,416,000 $2,887,200
2027$6,446,000 $2,900,700

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—
Yankee's 99 Cents Hot PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 161 St / River Av — Bx13 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 161 St & River Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

48 East 161 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,800 on 1995-12-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-12-13Mortgage $1,800 — from FRIEDLAND, MELVIN; FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,800

Ten-year activity

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36
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017053210
2018503210
201920237
2020508114
2021108211
2022414312
202313311936
2024128516
2025508619
20263010417
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 9Health & systems 51

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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