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985 East 174 Street

1,825Records
17City systems
38Open violations
108.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10460 · Neighborhood: Crotona Park East
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1,825 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 741 HPD complaints, 677 311 service requests, 232 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10460
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)985 EAST 174 LLC
BBL2029980166
BIN2010816

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 108.6. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations38 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-08-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

106 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 65). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
2
’24–25
65
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (51) · Noise (46) · PLUMBING (14) · GENERAL (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$110,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)985 EAST 174 LLC
Head officerMICHAEL BESEN
Managing agentNEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,557,000 $1,150,650
2026$2,677,000 $1,204,650
2027$2,784,000 $1,252,800

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Red Star Chinese RestaurantChineseA—

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.

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

Subway174 St — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 174 St / Bryant Av — Bx11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 174 St & Longfellow Ave · 150 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. 006 West Farms. 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

985 East 174 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

152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 51 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 NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 433 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B13 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2504 Bronx Park East BX78 B
325 East 206 Street BX47 B
1165 Pugsley Avenue BX32 B
2718 Bainbridge Avenue BX27 B
2714 Bainbridge Avenue BX27 D
985 East 174 Street BX27 B
903 Rogers Place BX27 B
29 1 Avenue MN27 A
811 Crotona Park North BX22 B
2721 Heath Avenue BX21 B
12 West 68 Street MN15 A
55 1 Avenue MN15 A
105 West 105 Street MN10 B
103 West 105 Street MN10 B
61 West 70 Street MN10 A
1694 Park Avenue MN9 B
686 10 Avenue MN8 C
3052 3 Avenue BX8 B
53 1 Avenue MN7 A
1215 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $546,481 on 2021-08-27 (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
2021-08-27Mortgage $546,481 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $546,481
2021-08-27Agreement $4,496,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,496,000
2017-07-17Mortgage $1,701,266 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,701,266
2017-07-17Agreement $4,150,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,150,000
2017-07-17AL&R $4,150,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,150,000
2014-08-18AL&R $2,587,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,587,000
2014-08-18Agreement $2,587,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,587,000
2014-08-18Mortgage $675,251 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $675,251
2011-09-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $2,000,000
2011-09-08Mortgage $272,075 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $272,075
2008-01-31AL&R $1,760,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,760,000
2008-01-31Agreement $1,760,000 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,760,000
2008-01-31Deed $2,200,000 — from EAST 165 & 174 STS. REALTY CORP. to 985 EAST 174 LLC $2,200,000
2008-01-31Mortgage $301,750 — from 985 EAST 174 LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $301,750
2006-12-13Mortgage $1,085,810 — from EAST 165 & 174 STS. REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,085,810

Ten-year activity

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170
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701645272
201800270229
201900270128
202000350136
2021009545104
202201580362
202300900191
202430360645
202540510156
20260016604170
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 1,703Ownership & money 49Health & systems 37

Every one of the 1,825 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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