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2042 Morris Avenue

1,903Records
19City systems
6Open violations
114.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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1,903 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 592 HPD complaints, 572 HPD housing violations, 546 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1919
Floors5
Res. units31
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HO USING
BBL2028070056
BIN2007668

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 114.5. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

121 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 73 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

34
’23–24
73
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (62) · HEAT/HOT WATER (59) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PLUMBING (10) · APPLIANCE (6).

Filed construction activity

$4,530,294 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1919)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC
Head officerPIERRE DOWNING
Managing agentMOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,593,000 $716,850
2026$1,634,000 $735,300
2027$1,583,000 $712,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI · J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (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

SubwayBurnside Av — 4 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Tremont Av — B D · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: East Burnside Av / Grand Concourse — Bx40 Bx42 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMorris Ave & E Burnside Ave · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

2042 Morris 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

188 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 59 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 MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC — 19 buildings, 664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1800 Davidson Avenue BX67 B
1821 Davidson Avenue BX55 A
1735 Townsend Avenue BX53 B
1789 Davidson Avenue BX44 B
1995 Creston Avenue BX41 B
1985 Creston Avenue BX41 B
1815 Davidson Avenue BX40 B
264 Echo Place BX39 B
1982 Walton Avenue BX37 C
2038 Morris Avenue BX36 A
1822 Davidson Avenue BX35 B
2042 Morris Avenue BX31 B
1734 Townsend Avenue BX26 B
2474 Marion Avenue BX25 A
1870 Morris Avenue BX25 B
2059 Davidson Avenue BX20 B
2055 Davidson Avenue BX20 B
65 East Tremont Avenue BX16 C
1910 Morris Avenue BX13 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2018-03-08 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 13 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
2023-04-20Agreement $1,000,000 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,000,000
2018-03-12RPTT&RET $522,648 — from FANNIE MAE, F/K/A FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTG to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HO $522,648
2018-03-08Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,000,000
2018-03-08Deed $371,996 — from MOUNT HOPE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHI to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HO $371,996
2018-03-08Mortgage $38,150,901 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $38,150,901
2018-03-08Mortgage $7,480,771 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,480,771
2018-03-08Agreement $13,689,223 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $13,689,223
2018-03-08Mortgage $5,988,877 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,988,877
2018-03-08Mortgage $17,700,352 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $17,700,352
2018-03-08Agreement $5,405,941 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD $5,405,941
1991-11-20Mortgage $252,000 — from MOUNT HOPE ASSOCS LTD to CHEMICAL BANK $252,000
1988-12-12Mortgage $1,402,613 — from MOUNT HOPE ASSOC/ETC to CHEMICAL BANK $1,402,613
1988-12-12Mortgage $400,000 — from MOUNT HOPE ASSOC/ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174117822187
2018605218480
20195318805201
20202210804116
202100890392
202201540459
202303843999
20240113106138
20250015902161
202600510455
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 1,748Ownership & money 52Health & systems 62

Every one of the 1,903 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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