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575 East 161 Street

283Records
17City systems
9Open violations
50.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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283 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 45 HPD housing violations, 34 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1882
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FOX STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL2026200001
BIN2004360

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50.8. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
3
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Panhandling (1) · Graffiti (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

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 (1882)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)FOX STREET HDFC
Head officerANGELA FARRISH
Managing agentSEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$477,000 $214,650
2026$483,000 $217,350
2027$474,000 $213,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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.

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

SubwayJackson Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 163 St — Bx15 Bx21 · 500 ft
Citi BikeCauldwell Ave & E 161 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X140 The Eagle School
Middle: M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar. 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

575 East 161 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC — 32 buildings, 961 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B18 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
870 Southern Boulevard BX105 C
667 Casanova Street BX84 A
581 Timpson Place BX72 B
1276 Lafayette Avenue BX58 A
1150 Garrison Avenue BX55 A
850 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
720 St Marys Street BX43 A
390 Jackson Avenue BX42 B
721 Hunts Point Avenue BX40 B
737 Hunts Point Avenue BX36 A
1220 Seneca Avenue BX32 B
485 Courtlandt Avenue BX28 B
1216 Seneca Avenue BX26 B
1070 Rev James Polite Ave BX24 B
567 Southern Boulevard BX23 A
866 Hunts Point Avenue BX22 B
1200 Seneca Avenue BX22 B
985 Intervale Avenue BX22 B
994 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
934 Barretto Street BX21 B
1212 Seneca Avenue BX20 B
800 Fox Street BX19 A
854 Hunts Point Avenue BX18 A
852 East 163 Street BX15 B
575 East 161 Street BX13 B
817 Faile Street BX11 A
580 Courtlandt Avenue BX10 B
512 Jackson Avenue BX9 A
515 Courtlandt Avenue BX8 A
288 Willis Avenue BX7 B
495 Courtlandt Avenue BX4 D
292 Willis Avenue BX3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,662 on 2010-07-23 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-07-23Mortgage $36,662 — from FOX STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $36,662
2010-07-23AL&R $36,662 — from FOX STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $36,662
2010-07-23Agreement $958,313 — from FOX STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $958,313
1993-07-22Mortgage $1,031,772 — from 575 EAST 161 ST ASSOC to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $1,031,772

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201706713
20180549
20190325
20200437
2021042244
2022024428
20232327
2024019322
2025118221
20260516
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 200Ownership & money 17Health & systems 48

Every one of the 283 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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