2,291 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 743 HPD complaints, 703 HPD housing violations, 602 311 service requests.
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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 83.6. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Water System (5) · PLUMBING (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
$2,842,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1921) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LLC |
| Head officer | PIERRE DOWNING |
| Managing agent | MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $921,000 | $414,450 |
| 2026 | $899,000 | $404,550 |
| 2027 | $886,000 | $398,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| 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.
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.
| Subway | Tremont Av — B D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 177 St — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand Concourse & E 176 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Mount Hope. 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.
1870 Morris Avenue
| 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC — 19 buildings, 664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 Davidson Avenue | BX | 67 | B |
| 1821 Davidson Avenue | BX | 55 | A |
| 1735 Townsend Avenue | BX | 53 | B |
| 1789 Davidson Avenue | BX | 44 | B |
| 1995 Creston Avenue | BX | 41 | B |
| 1985 Creston Avenue | BX | 41 | B |
| 1815 Davidson Avenue | BX | 40 | B |
| 264 Echo Place | BX | 39 | B |
| 1982 Walton Avenue | BX | 37 | C |
| 2038 Morris Avenue | BX | 36 | A |
| 1822 Davidson Avenue | BX | 35 | B |
| 2042 Morris Avenue | BX | 31 | B |
| 1734 Townsend Avenue | BX | 26 | B |
| 2474 Marion Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 1870 Morris Avenue | BX | 25 | B |
| 2059 Davidson Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 2055 Davidson Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 65 East Tremont Avenue | BX | 16 | C |
| 1910 Morris Avenue | BX | 13 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $523,164 on 2018-07-19 (lender: 1870 Morris Avenue Housing Development Fund Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-18 | Agreement $4,978,810 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,978,810 | |
| 2018-07-19 | AL&R $17,592,389 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $17,592,389 | |
| 2018-07-19 | AL&R $4,978,810 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $4,978,810 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Agreement $367,678 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $367,678 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Mortgage $523,165 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD to 1870 MORRIS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $523,165 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Mortgage $13,803,276 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $13,803,276 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Deed $1,354,538 — from 1870 MORRIS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD | $1,354,538 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Mortgage $4,978,810 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL | $4,978,810 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Mortgage $1,912,862 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,912,862 | |
| 2018-07-19 | Mortgage $1,876,251 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 2A LL to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,876,251 | |
| 2018-06-29 | Sold for $1,354,538 | $1,354,538 | $54,182 |
| 2004-11-19 | Agreement $310,000 — from 1870 MORRIS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to CITY OF N.Y., THROUGH ITS DEPT. OF HOUSI | $310,000 | |
| 2004-11-19 | Agreement $318,500 — from 1870 MORRIS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to CITY OF N.Y., THROUGH ITS DEPT. OF HOUSI | $318,500 | |
| 2004-11-19 | Agreement $253,946 — from 1870 MORRIS AVE. HOUSING DVLPMENT FUND C to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $253,946 | |
| 1990-12-10 | Mortgage $310,000 — from 1870 MORRIS AVE HSNGDEV to COMMUNITY PRESERVATON CP | $310,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 0 | 3 | 262 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 338 | 19 | 4 | 372 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 69 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5 | 6 | 119 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 73 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 64 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
Every one of the 2,291 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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