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578 East 163 Street

539Records
17City systems
32Open violations
123.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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539 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 HPD complaints, 152 HPD housing violations, 127 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1908
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
BBL2026200027
BIN2004377

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 123.2. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations32 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · ELECTRIC (1) · PLUMBING (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,295,022 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1908)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)MARSHALL COURT HDFC
Head officerPAUL MOORE
Managing agentMARSHALL COURT HDFC
Last registered2026-05-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$603,000 $271,350
2026$596,000 $268,200
2027$628,000 $282,600

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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

SubwayProspect Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 163 St — Bx15 Bx21 · 200 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 163 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

578 East 163 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

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MARSHALL COURT HDFC — 4 buildings, 117 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
576 East 165 Street BX68 B
925 Eagle Avenue BX17 B
574 East 163 Street BX16 A
578 East 163 Street BX16 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $92,700 on 2014-09-22 (lender: The City Of New York, Its Department Of Housing), covering 4 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
2014-09-22AL&R $92,700 — from MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF $92,700
2014-09-22Mortgage $92,700 — from MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF $92,700
2012-07-26Mortgage $821,869 — from MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $821,869
2012-07-26Mortgage $2,115,710 — from MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $2,115,710
2012-07-26Agreement $2,115,710 — from MORRISANIA REVITALIZATION CORP.; MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $2,115,710
2012-07-26AL&R $821,869 — from MARSHALL COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $821,869

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
20180080210
201900261128
202000160117
202101190121
202201230226
202301240126
202400100212
2025004015
202660610269
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 456Ownership & money 15Health & systems 26

Every one of the 539 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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