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1685 Monroe Avenue

858Records
18City systems
29Open violations
199.9Penalty rate

858 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 270 311 service requests, 198 HPD housing violations, 145 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built2016
Floors8
Res. units38
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC
BBL2027920051
BIN2127143

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 199.9. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations29 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

164 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · DOOR/WINDOW (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · WATER LEAK (14) · Elevator (14).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT LLC
Head officerMICHAEL S FRONING
Managing agentSKF PROPERTY MGMT, LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,856,000 $1,285,200
2026$3,228,000 $1,452,600
2027$3,273,000 $1,472,850

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway174-175 Sts — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 174 St — Bx32 · 700 ft
Citi BikeMount Eden Pkwy & Eastburn Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld. 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

1685 Monroe Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

164 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 SKF PROPERTY MGMT LLC — 28 buildings, 1,676 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B8 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2501 Sedgwick Avenue BX113 B
972 Woodycrest Avenue BX101 C
3254 Parkside Place BX98 A
829 Tilden Street BX92 A
Bush Street BX91 A
246 Echo Place BX90 A
4607 Park Avenue BX90 A
1760 Boone Avenue BX88 A
E 205 Street BX88 A
162 East 206 Street BX79 A
1144 Evergreen Avenue BX73 A
2302 Webster Avenue BX71 B
2074 Walton Avenue BX67 A
173 East 205th Street BX64 A
1773 Weeks Avenue BX59 A
1318 Southern Boulevard BX59 B
866 East 178 Street BX45 B
1355 Grant Avenue BX44 A
240 East 178 Street BX42 A
2324 Webster Avenue BX40 A
407 East 160 Street BX39 B
2302 Morris Avenue BX39 A
1685 Monroe Avenue BX38 C
66 East Tremont Avenue BX31 B
111 East 183 Street BX11 B
2097 Daly Avenue BX10 A
1319 Prospect Avenue BX7 C
1319 Prospect Avenue BX7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,497,066 on 2018-08-29 (lender: Ladder Capital Finance LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-29Agreement $8,250,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $8,250,000
2018-08-29AL&R $9,700,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $9,700,000
2018-08-29Agreement $9,700,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $9,700,000
2018-08-29Mortgage $1,497,067 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $1,497,067
2018-04-03Mortgage $3,235,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $3,235,000
2018-04-03Agreement $3,235,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $3,235,000
2018-04-03AL&R $8,250,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $8,250,000
2016-03-17Mortgage $1,710,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,710,000
2016-03-17Mortgage $2,835,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,835,000
2016-03-17AL&R $2,180,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,180,000
2016-03-17Agreement $2,180,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,180,000
2016-03-17AL&R $2,835,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,835,000
2015-06-16AL&R $470,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $470,000
2015-06-16Mortgage $470,000 — from 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $470,000
2015-06-05Deed $940,000 — from ECHEVARRIA, NOEMI; ECHEVARIA, NAOMI; ECHEVARIA, DOMINGO; ECHEVARRIA, DOMINGO to 1685 MONROE DEVELOPMENT LLC $940,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742452136
2018242316550
201906260436
202006230332
202106190328
2022023901051
202303740481
20240911006125
20250816006174
20260214204148
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 635Ownership & money 42Health & systems 58

Every one of the 858 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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