5,453 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,124 311 service requests, 1,977 HPD complaints, 1,140 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 218.3. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 118 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-20. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
344 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 46 · winter 2024–25: 89 · winter 2025–26: 139 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
464 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (167) · PAINT/PLASTER (56) · PLUMBING (55) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · Noise (26) · FLOORING/STAIRS (24).
$39,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (68) |
| 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) | 1340 M LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID SCHORR |
| Managing agent | ALEX ALVARADO |
| Last registered | 2025-08-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,077,000 | $1,834,650 |
| 2026 | $3,593,000 | $1,616,850 |
| 2027 | $3,848,000 | $1,731,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| J C Green Life NYC | American | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 170 St — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ogden Av / W 169 St — Bx13 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 170 St & University Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Highbridge. 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.
1340 Merriam Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
464 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 167 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,474,430 on 2020-09-03 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-03 | Agreement $6,890,000 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,890,000 | |
| 2020-09-03 | Mortgage $1,474,430 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,474,430 | |
| 2020-09-03 | AL&R $6,890,000 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,890,000 | |
| 2015-08-18 | Mortgage $1,804,981 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,804,981 | |
| 2015-08-18 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-07 | Mortgage $4,435,200 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,435,200 | |
| 2012-11-07 | AL&R $4,435,200 — from 1340 M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,435,200 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Deed $5,900,000 — from 1340 MERRIAM AVE. CORP. to 1340 M LLC | $5,900,000 | |
| 1990-05-14 | Mortgage $168,750 — from 1340 MERRIAM AVE CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK | $168,750 | |
| 1990-05-14 | Mortgage $592,500 — from 1340 MERRIAM AVE CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD | $592,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 6 | 370 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 505 | 0 | 4 | 518 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 347 | 0 | 7 | 357 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 3 | 4 | 154 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 480 | 0 | 5 | 487 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 411 | 0 | 2 | 416 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 0 | 2 | 169 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 410 | 0 | 5 | 421 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 516 | 0 | 6 | 535 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 253 | 0 | 7 | 266 |
Every one of the 5,453 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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