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1685 Morris Avenue

2,942Records
19City systems
90Open violations
213.5Penalty rate

2,942 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,210 HPD complaints, 814 311 service requests, 437 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units42
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC
BBL2028240062
BIN2007874

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 213.5. 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 violations90 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
18
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$9,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

166 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · WATER LEAK (16) · PLUMBING (12) · APPLIANCE (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9).

Filed construction activity

$520,422 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC
Head officerELI BLEEMAN
Managing agentASDEN MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,544,000 $1,594,800
2026$3,606,000 $1,622,700
2027$3,458,000 $1,556,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 26/100, 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 in the last three years).

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 174 St — Bx32 · 200 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 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

166 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 ASDEN MANAGEMENT LLC — 12 buildings, 696 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3555 Bruckner Boulevard BX142 D
1711 Morris Avenue BX89 C
1704 Morris Avenue BX73 C
3576 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
922 Bronx Park South BX55 D
944 Bronx Park South BX55 C
1374 Bronx River Avenue BX43 C
1685 Morris Avenue BX42 C
932 Bronx Park South BX38 F
938 Bronx Park South BX38 C
1364 Bronx River Avenue BX31 D
2137 Vyse Avenue BX20 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,525 on 2015-11-13 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-11Agreement $4,620,000 — from 1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,620,000
2015-11-13AL&R $5,300,000 — from 1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,300,000
2015-11-13Mortgage $5,294,475 — from MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK $5,294,475
2015-11-13Agreement $44,118,750 — from 1715 WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C; MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C; GERARD AVENUE PROPE to FLUSHING BANK $44,118,750
2015-11-13Agreement $5,300,000 — from 1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,300,000
2015-11-13Deed $7,300,000 — from MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to 1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC $7,300,000
2015-11-13Mortgage $5,525 — from 1685 MORRIS AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,525
2014-05-09Mortgage $2,085,532 — from 2442 MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; GERARD AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; LORING PLACE PROP to FLUSHING BANK $2,085,532
2014-05-09Agreement $44,118,750 — from 2442 MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; BARNES AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1715 WALTON AVENU to FLUSHING BANK $44,118,750
2014-05-09AL&R $44,118,750 — from LORING PLACE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1236 GRAND CONCOURSE AS to FLUSHING BANK $44,118,750
2014-05-09AL&R $881,250 — from LORING PLACE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1715 WALTON AVENUE PROP to FLUSHING BANK $881,250
2014-05-09Mortgage $881,250 — from 1715 WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1236 GRAND CONCOURSE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; MORRIS AVE to FLUSHING BANK $881,250
2007-09-26Agreement $17,080,000 — from MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to DEUTSCHE BANK BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE, INC. $17,080,000
2007-09-26Mortgage $1,406,852 — from MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to DEUTSCHE BANK BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE, INC. $1,406,852
2007-09-05Deed $4,500,000 — from PRANA GROWTH FUND I, L.P. to MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C., A DELA $4,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201732160324
201808640375
20190259105121
20206415102163
202173444361
202221790587
20239010303115
20242911504130
20251518906201
20261313701142
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 187Housing & tenants 2,578Ownership & money 75Health & systems 52

Every one of the 2,942 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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