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787 East 149 Street

465Records
16City systems
26Open violations
12.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10455 · Neighborhood: Melrose
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465 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 89 HPD complaints, 62 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10455
Built1988
Floors6
Res. units108
ClassN2
Owner (PLUTO)MARIA ISABEL HFDC
BBL2026530001
BIN2086465

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.1. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations26 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

15
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1988)
YesSix or more residential units (108)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Maria Isabel LP
Head officerMadelyn Lugo
Managing agentSouth Bronx Community Management Co, Inc.
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,184,000 $4,582,800
2026$10,335,000 $4,650,750
2027$10,590,000 $4,765,500

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

SubwayE 149 St — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Jackson Av — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Wales Av — Bx17 Bx19 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 149 St & Jackson Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

787 East 149 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

60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CO, INC. — 24 buildings, 903 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
512 East 145 Street BX188 C
370 Brook Avenue BX173 D
787 East 149 Street BX108 B
443 St Anns Avenue BX84 B
851 East 162 Street BX69 C
389 East 151 Street BX34 B
689 Melrose Avenue BX25 B
458 West 143 Street MN21 B
370 St Anns Avenue BX20 C
673 East 137 Street BX20 C
471 West 145 Street MN20 B
408 East 152 Street BX20 B
231 Jackson Avenue BX18 C
531 East 148 Street BX17 C
674 East 138 Street BX16 C
363 East 150 Street BX15 B
417 East 151 Street BX11 D
454 West 146 Street MN10 D
415 East 151 Street BX10 C
367 East 151 Street BX8 D
712 Courtlandt Avenue BX6 C
442 Wales Avenue BX5 C
517 West 173 Street MN4 A
607 Concord Avenue BX1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,568,979 on 2015-01-08 (lender: Maria Isabel Housing Development Fund Company, INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-01-16RPTT&RET $11,345,200 — from MARIA ISABEL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to MARIA ISABEL L.P. $11,345,200
2015-01-08Mortgage $6,568,979 — from MARIA ISABEL L.P. to MARIA ISABEL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $6,568,979
2015-01-08Mortgage $13,300,000 — from MARIA ISABEL L.P.; MARIA ISABEL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $13,300,000
1987-04-22Mortgage $7,016,700 — from MARIA ISABEL HSNG DVPT F to SECRETARY/HUD $7,016,700

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173407
2018011415
201929415
20202428
2021423229
202218211
2023314421
2024248454
2025153256
2026015015
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 306Ownership & money 19Health & systems 35

Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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