713 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 219 HPD housing violations, 177 311 service requests, 175 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 460.4. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 143 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 97 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-29. |
| Active vacate order | 5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · APPLIANCE (8) · GENERAL (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · WATER LEAK (6).
$1,404,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 303 EAST HDFC |
| Head officer | HENG K LY |
| Managing agent | FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $536,000 | $241,200 |
| 2026 | $533,000 | $239,850 |
| 2027 | $575,000 | $258,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Fordham Rd — B D · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Fordham Rd — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Fordham Rd / Elm Pl — Bx12 Bx22 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Tiebout Ave & E Fordham Rd · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 085 Great Expectations Middle: The Angelo Patri Middle School. 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.
303 East 188 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by FORDHAM BEDFORD HOUSING CORP — 112 buildings, 4,131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B41 · C30 · D22 · F2. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $212,000 on 2001-08-06 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-06 | Mortgage $212,000 — from 303 EAST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $212,000 | |
| 1983-02-07 | Mortgage $4,800 — from FERGUSON, MAY to NIDUS REALTY CORP. | $4,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 64 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 49 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 5 | 110 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 4 | 122 |
Every one of the 713 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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