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899 East 169 Street

2,291Records
19City systems
31Open violations
93.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10459 · Neighborhood: Crotona Park East
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2,291 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 854 HPD complaints, 710 311 service requests, 332 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10459
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units34
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)899 E. 169TH ST. LLC
BBL2029730041
BIN2010448

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 93.8. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations31 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2007-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$9,100 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (98) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

$553,260 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
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)899 E. 169th St. LLC
Head officerRick Herman
Managing agentJosh Spitzer
Last registered2026-06-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,516,000 $1,132,200
2026$2,517,000 $1,132,650
2027$2,542,000 $1,143,900

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
D'Morena Restaurant CORPSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

SubwayFreeman St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 169 St / Intervale Av — Bx35 · 50 ft
Citi BikeIntervale Ave & Kelly St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 134 George F. Bristow. 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

899 East 169 Street

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

156 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $468,073 on 2021-08-25 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-25Mortgage $468,074 — from 899 E. 169TH ST. LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $468,074
2021-08-25Agreement $3,307,500 — from 899 E. 169TH ST. LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,307,500
2021-08-25AL&R $3,307,500 — from 899 E. 169TH ST. LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,307,500
2021-08-25Deed $4,410,000 — from 2321 ANDREWS AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2319 LORING PLACE REALTY LLC; 1929 ANDREWS AVENUE LLC; 2287 to 899 E. 169TH ST. LLC $4,410,000
2021-08-13Sold for $4,410,000 $4,410,000 $129,706
2019-04-02Agreement $10,650,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUITY BANK to 2321 ANDREWS AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2319 LORING PLACE REALTY LLC; 1929 ANDREWS AVENUE, LLC; 228 $10,650,000
2019-04-02Agreement $10,650,001 — from NEW YORK COMMUITY BANK to 2287 LORING LLC; 2321 ANDREWS AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2319 LORING PLACE REALTY LLC; 1929 ANDREWS $10,650,001
2016-06-30Deed $4,625,000 — from SEMPER FI MANAGEMENT 7 CORP. to 1929 ANDREWS AVENUE LLC; 2319 LORING PLACE REALTY LLC; 2287 LORING LLC; 2321 ANDREWS AVENU $4,625,000
2016-06-30Agreement $10,650,000 — from 2321 ANDREWS AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2287 LORING LLC; 2319 LORING PLACE REALTY LLC; 1929 ANDREWS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,650,000
2016-06-30Mortgage $4,605,736 — from 2319 LORING PLACE REALTY LLC; 1929 ANDREWS AVENUE, LLC; 2321 ANDREWS AVENUE OWNER LLC; 228 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,605,736
2016-06-16Sold for $4,625,000 $4,625,000 $136,029
2014-12-19AL&R $2,100,000 — from PALAZZOLO REALTY VII; SEMPER FI MANAGEMENT 7 CORP to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,100,000
2014-12-19Agreement $2,100,000 — from PALAZZOLO REALTY VII; SEMPER FI MANAGEMENT 7 CORP to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,100,000
2014-12-19Mortgage $501,207 — from PALAZZOLO REALTY VII; SEMPER FI MANAGEMENT 7 CORP to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $501,207
2011-01-19Agreement $1,700,000 — from SEMPER FI MANAGEMENT 7 CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012590374
201822517404205
20194147728105
20201116530181
202114310662131
20222213001135
202323900398
202411450249
202501920295
20260910202113
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 145Housing & tenants 2,004Ownership & money 49Health & systems 52

Every one of the 2,291 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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