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51 East 161 Street

228Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

228 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 41 rodent inspections, 27 DOB permits.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1981
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK5
Owner (PLUTO)FRANCHISE REALTY INTERSTATE CORP
BBL2024840005
BIN2002987

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (10) · Food Establishment (6) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Mobile Food Vendor (2).

Filed construction activity

$412,934 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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$1,331,000 $598,950
2026$1,426,000 $641,700
2027$1,432,000 $644,400

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sHamburgersA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Dishwashing/Utensils) · 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 2015 (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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 161 St / River Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 161 St & River Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 114, 218. 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

51 East 161 Street

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

38 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711125
20181601320
2019208313
20200012113
202100426
2022009312
20230018321
20240012517
20254014725
2026009312
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 12Health & systems 47

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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