1,480 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 596 HPD complaints, 515 311 service requests, 212 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 67. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · WATER LEAK (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · APPLIANCE (3) · GENERAL (2).
$5,196,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC |
| Head officer | PAUL MOORE |
| Managing agent | MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,474,000 | $663,300 |
| 2026 | $1,487,000 | $669,150 |
| 2027 | $1,705,000 | $767,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.
| Subway | Prospect Av — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Tinton Av — Bx6 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 160 St & Tinton Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
754 East 161 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC — 4 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 754 East 161 Street | BX | 29 | B |
| 1496 Longfellow Avenue | BX | 19 | B |
| 1500 Longfellow Avenue | BX | 19 | B |
| 1504 Longfellow Avenue | BX | 19 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $290,350 on 2015-01-09 (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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-13 | AL&R $290,350 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HDFC, C/O MORR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF | $290,350 | |
| 2015-01-09 | Mortgage $290,350 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HDFC, C/O MORR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF | $290,350 | |
| 2013-07-24 | Agreement $2,799,000 — from MRC-754 E.161ST ST. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,799,000 | |
| 2013-07-24 | AL&R $2,799,000 — from MRC-754 E.161ST ST. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,799,000 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Mortgage $1,283,628 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT C to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,283,628 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Mortgage $1,515,372 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT C to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,515,372 | |
| 2012-07-20 | AL&R $2,799,000 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT C to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,799,000 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Agreement $2,799,000 — from THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,799,000 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Agreement $2,799,000 — from THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,799,000 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Agreement $2,799,000 — from THE CITY OF N.Y., ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOUS to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,799,000 | |
| 2012-05-24 | Mortgage $1,269,931 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HOUSING DEVELO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF | $1,269,931 | |
| 2012-05-24 | Agreement $1,269,931 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF to MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HOUSING DEVELO | $1,269,931 | |
| 2012-05-24 | Agreement $1,269,931 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HOUSING DEVELO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF | $1,269,931 | |
| 2012-05-24 | Agreement $1,269,931 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPARTMENT OF to MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HOUSING DEVELO | $1,269,931 | |
| 1996-09-16 | Mortgage $610,999 — from MRC-754 EAST 161ST STREET HOUSING DEVELO to NYC HPD | $610,999 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 68 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 1,480 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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