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536 East 168 Street

2,623Records
18City systems
9Open violations
155.8Penalty rate

2,623 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,063 HPD complaints, 819 311 service requests, 535 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1917
Floors6
Res. units34
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHT 168 TRUST
BBL2026090028
BIN2004212

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 155.8. 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 violations9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · Noise (11) · APPLIANCE (6) · WATER LEAK (6).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
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)CHT 168 TRUST
Head officerMOSHE TAUB
Managing agentZEV MILTZ
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,311,000 $1,039,950
2026$2,282,000 $1,026,900
2027$2,240,000 $1,008,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jimmy 2.0 On the GoAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 168 St — Bx15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFulton Ave & E 168 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan. 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

536 East 168 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

96 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $615,361 on 2025-08-01 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-01Agreement $2,500,000 — from THE CHT 168 TRUST DATED OCROBER 8, 2014; ISSACHAR TAUB, AS TRUSTEE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,500,000
2025-08-01Mortgage $615,362 — from ISSACHAR TAUB, AS TRUSTEE; THE CHT 168 TRUST DATED OCROBER 8, 2014 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $615,362
2015-06-17AL&R $2,400,000 — from MOSHE TAUB, AS TRUSTEE; ISACHAR TAUB, AS TRUSTEE; NAFTALI M. TAUB, AS TRUSTEE; THE CHT 168 to SIGNATURE BANK $2,400,000
2015-06-17Mortgage $2,400,000 — from NAFTALI M. TAUB, AS TRUSTEE; THE CHT 168 TRUST; ISACHAR TAUB, AS TRUSTEE; MOSHE TAUB, AS T to SIGNATURE BANK $2,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701289014304
20180122508234
20190112601128
202000340135
20210126804273
20220213004136
20230011902121
20242411721126
20250112342130
202600220628
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 2,468Ownership & money 13Health & systems 103

Every one of the 2,623 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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