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221 East Tremont Avenue

381Records
14City systems
45Open violations
169.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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381 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)SANG SU KIM
BBL2028090053
BIN2094515, 2094516, 2094517

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 169.5. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations45 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (2) · PLUMBING (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)SANG S KIM
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,132,000 $959,400
2026$2,024,000 $910,800
2027$1,904,000 $856,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PekingChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayTremont Av — B D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: East Tremont Av / Grand Concourse East — Bx36 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEcho Pl & Grand Concourse · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058. 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

221 East Tremont Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $241,366 on 2024-02-15 (lender: Woori America Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-15Agreement $1,550,000 — from KIM, SANG SU to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,550,000
2024-02-15Mortgage $241,367 — from KIM, SANG SU to WOORI AMERICA BANK $241,367
2024-02-15AL&R $1,550,000 — from KIM, SANG SU to WOORI AMERICA BANK $1,550,000
2016-12-19Mortgage $85,492 — from KIM, SANG SU to BANK OF HOPE $85,492
2016-12-19Agreement $1,600,000 — from BANK OF HOPE to KIM, SANG SU $1,600,000
2016-12-19AL&R $1,600,000 — from KIM, SANG SU to BANK OF HOPE $1,600,000
2007-05-30Agreement $2,000,000 — from KIM, SANG SU to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,000,000
2007-05-30Mortgage $1,489,878 — from KIM, SANG SU to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,489,878
2003-02-26Mortgage $164,418 — from KIM, SANG SU to NARA BANK $164,418
2003-02-26Mortgage $200,000 — from KIM, SANG SU to NARA BANK $200,000
1991-10-16Mortgage $499,900 — from KIM, SANG SU to KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK/NY $499,900
1988-09-06Mortgage $800,000 — from KIM, SNAG SU; S.S.K. N.Y. HOLDINGCP to CHRYSLER 1ST BUSINESS ET $800,000
1986-10-03Mortgage $250,000 — from KIM, SANG SU to ADDESSO, LOUIS $250,000
1985-01-11Mortgage $71,500 — from KIM, SANG SU to LIM, WEE PHENG; LIM, SIONG KUAN $71,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
201800280230
2019004026
202004230229
202100100111
202210490353
202302460250
202401155526
202500130316
2026006028
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 233Ownership & money 60Health & systems 37

Every one of the 381 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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