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1921 Morris Avenue

654Records
17City systems
87Open violations
212.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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654 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 197 311 service requests, 158 HPD complaints, 153 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units26
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RPORATION
BBL2028280026
BIN2007917

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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 212.2. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations87 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

57 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 37). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
37
’25–26

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

$22,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PLUMBING (12) · Noise (12) · GENERAL (8) · WATER LEAK (6).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)TREMONT ECHO HDFC
Head officerHENG K LY
Managing agentFORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP
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$1,118,000 $503,100
2026$1,185,000 $533,250
2027$1,168,000 $525,600

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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

SubwayTremont Av — B D · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Burnside Av — 4 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Tremont Av / Jerome Av — Bx36 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE Tremont Ave & Jerome Ave · 500 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

1921 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

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP — 112 buildings, 4,131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B41 · C30 · D22 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
999 East Tremont Avenue BX231 B
2008 Bryant Avenue BX205 B
2810 Bainbridge Avenue BX201 B
2855 Southern Boulevard BX119 B
2885 Marion Avenue BX114 B
3054 Villa Avenue BX101 B
998 East 179 Street BX90 A
909 Beck Street BX89 A
3069 Villa Avenue BX85 A
325 East 198 Street BX80 A
2323 Walton Avenue BX66 C
220 East 197 Street BX65 B
54 Evelyn Place BX65 B
2348 Webster Avenue BX63 B
2344 Davidson Avenue BX59 F
1830 Amethyst Street BX58 A
2290 Davidson Avenue BX55 D
1874 Loring Place South BX55 B
2075 Walton Avenue BX54 B
2270 Walton Avenue BX54 D
2081 Grand Avenue BX52 B
2285 Davidson Avenue BX51 B
15 W Mosholu Parkway N BX50 B
2621 Briggs Avenue BX50 C
2825 Webb Avenue BX49 D
2249 Morris Avenue BX49 B
111 West 183 Street BX48 C
373 East 188 Street BX48 D
457 East 187 Street BX47 C
3512 Holland Avenue BX46 A
2385 Valentine Avenue BX46 C
2432 University Avenue BX45 B
2333 Grand Avenue BX44 A
2065 Davidson Avenue BX43 B
38 West 182 Street BX43 C
2068 Bathgate Avenue BX43 B
2085 Walton Avenue BX42 A
200 E Mosholu Parkway S BX42 B
2690 Briggs Avenue BX41 B
2314 Morris Avenue BX37 A
21 W Mosholu Parkway N BX37 B
2380 Ryer Avenue BX36 C
2295 Andrews Avenue North BX36 B
100 East 182 Street BX35 B
2600 Briggs Avenue BX35 B
2356 Walton Avenue BX34 C
2240 Walton Avenue BX31 D
2414 Creston Avenue BX30 B
310 East 196 Street BX28 A
2358 Webster Avenue BX27 C
1921 Morris Avenue BX26 C
2327 Valentine Avenue BX26 C
2307 Tiebout Avenue BX26 B
64 East Tremont Avenue BX26 B
2326 Ryer Avenue BX26 C
62 East 190 Street BX26 B
1854 Monroe Avenue BX26 A
2362 Webster Avenue BX26 B
2665 Decatur Avenue BX26 D
2352 Walton Avenue BX26 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,213,606 on 2013-06-05 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 4 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
2013-06-05Agreement $6,241,618 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL $6,241,618
2013-06-05AL&R $3,213,606 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,213,606
2013-06-05Mortgage $3,213,606 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,213,606
2007-09-20Mortgage $607,924 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $607,924
2007-09-20Mortgage $2,225,815 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,225,815
2007-09-20Mortgage $674,790 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSIG DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $674,790
2007-09-20Mortgage $1,370,610 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSIG DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,370,610
2007-09-20Mortgage $4,323,084 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,323,084
2007-09-20Mortgage $313,000 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $313,000
2006-12-01DEEDO $1,880,000 — from BRONX UNITED IN LEVERAGING DOLLARS, INC. to TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $1,880,000
2006-12-01Mortgage $1,910,000 — from TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $1,910,000
2006-12-01AL&R $1,910,000 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to TREMONT ECHO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $1,910,000
1992-07-01Mortgage $6,500 — from BRONX UNITED LVRGNGETC. to UNIVERSITY NGHBRHD ETC. $6,500
1992-06-23Mortgage $413,500 — from BRONX UNITED/LEVRGNGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK (HPD) $413,500
1982-10-19Mortgage assigned $35,000 — from EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK to PEREZ, FELIX $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171629
2018020323
2019047350
2020711220
2021148251
2022019322
2023338344
2024038543
202531674174
2026373480
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 526Ownership & money 36Health & systems 45

Every one of the 654 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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