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47 West 175 Street

1,012Records
18City systems
1Open violations
264.1Penalty rate

1,012 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 311 311 service requests, 280 HPD complaints, 214 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1923
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, I
BBL2028660086
BIN2008467

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 264.1. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · APPLIANCE (8) · WATER LEAK (5) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)MHM Owner LLC
Head officerRick Gropper
Managing agentDolphin Property Services, LLC
Last registered2026-05-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,106,000 $497,700
2026$1,289,000 $580,050
2027$1,475,000 $663,750

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

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

Subway176 St — 4 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Macombs Rd / Nelson Av — Bx18B · 450 ft
Citi BikeMacombs Rd & W 175 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 204 Morris Heights. 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

47 West 175 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,390,000 on 2023-01-26 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp.), covering 3 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
2023-01-26Mortgage $18,390,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MHM OWNER LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $18,390,000
2023-01-26Deed $26,500,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MORRIS HEIGHTS PARTNERS, LP to MHM OWNER LLC; MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $26,500,000
2023-01-06Sold for $26,500,000 $26,500,000 $1,261,905
2011-01-07Mortgage $10,625,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS PARTNERS, LP; MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $10,625,000
2011-01-07AL&R $10,625,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MORRIS HEIGHTS PARTNERS, LP to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $10,625,000
2010-11-23Mortgage $10,625,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MORRIS HEIGHTS PARTNERS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $10,625,000
2010-11-23Deed $8,450,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS MEWS ASSOCIATES LP to MORRIS HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $8,450,000
2004-07-08Mortgage $5,433,400 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS MEWS ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $5,433,400
2004-07-08Agreement $5,433,400 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS MEWS ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $5,433,400
1982-01-05Mortgage $6,146,500 — from MORRIS/HGTS/MEWS/ASSOC to MERRILL/L/H/PG/INC $6,146,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714180730
201806670477
201904290437
202004330340
202106880397
2022012660280
202305117811141
20240014004144
202500420345
202600470451
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 829Ownership & money 43Health & systems 56

Every one of the 1,012 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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