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280 East 170 Street

1,675Records
18City systems
123Open violations
85.4Penalty rate

1,675 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 608 HPD complaints, 549 311 service requests, 263 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1995
Floors6
Res. units79
ClassN9
Owner (PLUTO)EUGENE SMILOVIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL2027850040
BIN2088218

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 85.4. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations123 total — 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 74 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2009-04-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

124 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 52 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

52
’23–24
34
’24–25
34
’25–26

4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

211 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (61) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (46) · PLUMBING (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · WATER LEAK (14) · ELECTRIC (10).

Filed construction activity

$200,625 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 (1995)
YesSix or more residential units (79)
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)EUGENE SMILOVIC HDFC
Head officerMARY COLEMAN
Managing agentMID-BRONX HOUSING MGMT CO
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,822,000 $5,319,900
2026$11,998,000 $5,399,100
2027$12,294,000 $5,532,300

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

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

Subway170 St — B D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 170 St / Morris Av — Bx11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCollege Ave & E 170 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 53, 88. 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

280 East 170 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

211 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 61 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 MID BRONX HOUSING MGMT CO — 5 buildings, 199 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
280 East 170 Street BX79 B
1018 Summit Avenue BX35 C
1360 Ogden Avenue BX35 F
1386 Ogden Avenue BX26 F
1390 Ogden Avenue BX24 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,398,200 on 1995-10-25 (lender: USA Hud), covering 3 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
1995-10-25Mortgage $7,398,200 — from EUGENE SMILOVIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to USA HUD $7,398,200

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701015631
2018017836106
201961072593
20200175581
20210273681
2022021316139
2023021745181
2024072075219
2025021137122
2026011294134
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 137Housing & tenants 1,436Ownership & money 14Health & systems 75

Every one of the 1,675 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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