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612 East 168 Street

792Records
16City systems
55Open violations
492.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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792 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 HPD complaints, 225 HPD housing violations, 222 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLAREMONT HOMES, LLC
BBL2026140026
BIN2004280

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 492.3. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations55 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
31
’24–25
17
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · WATER LEAK (11) · PLUMBING (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)CLAREMONT HOMES LLC
Head officerJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Managing agentCLAREMONT HOMES LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,747,200 $786,240
2026$1,607,000 $723,150
2027$1,928,000 $867,600

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwayFreeman St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 168 St / Franklin Av — Bx35 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFulton Ave & E 168 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 063 Author's Academy. 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

612 East 168 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 CLAREMONT HOMES LLC. — 7 buildings, 112 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1233 Boston Road BX21 B
1125 Boston Road BX20 C
1254 Franklin Avenue BX20 B
1142 Franklin Avenue BX17 B
605 East 168 Street BX13 C
584 East 167 Street BX12 C
612 East 168 Street BX9 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,507,315 on 2022-10-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 7 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
2022-10-11Agreement $8,750,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CLAREMONT HOMES, LLC $8,750,000
2022-10-11Mortgage $1,507,315 — from CLAREMONT HOMES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,507,315
2018-09-11Deed $13,275,000 — from PRB REALTY CORP. to CLAREMONT HOMES, LLC $13,275,000
2018-09-11Mortgage $4,014,000 — from CLAREMONT HOMES LLC to CAPITAL ONE MULTIFAMILY FINANCE LLC $4,014,000
2018-09-11Deed $6,688,975 — from FR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.P. to PRB REALTY CORP. $6,688,975
2002-06-12Mortgage $6,803,062 — from FR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTL.P. to NYC HPD $6,803,062
2000-06-12Mortgage $1,556,467 — from FR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to FLEET BANK, NATIONALASSOCIATION $1,556,467
2000-06-12Mortgage $10,293,525 — from FR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSNG/DEVEL FUND to FLEET BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION $10,293,525

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017510657
2018436251
2019781180
2020680169
20215016
2022143320
2023330235
202412012123
2025340135
202611303116
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 701Ownership & money 28Health & systems 44

Every one of the 792 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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