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661 East 181 Street

3,223Records
20City systems
344Open violations
46.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Tremont
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3,223 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 984 311 service requests, 880 HPD complaints, 638 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1959
Floors14
Res. units281
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)DENNIS LANE APT INC
BBL2030830001
BIN2092283, 2092284

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 46.8. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations344 total — 57 class C (immediately hazardous), 234 class B, 53 class A. Oldest open since 1988-03-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

364 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2025–26: 326). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

28
’23–24
326
’25–26

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

$13,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

323 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (179) · Noise (26) · PLUMBING (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · Elevator (10).

Filed construction activity

$8,127,364 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (281)
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)DENNIS LANE APTS INC
Head officerBABAFEMI OJUBAN
Managing agentVINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Last registered2024-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,807,000 $7,563,150
2026$16,975,000 $7,638,750
2027$17,069,000 $7,681,050

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,909,600 a year ($18.05 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,899,520 ($10.66 per sq ft), net operating income $2,010,080. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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

Subway182-183 Sts — B D · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av — 2 5 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Crotona Av / E 182 St — Bx17 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 182 St & Belmont Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 057 Crescent. 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

661 East 181 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

323 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 179 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 VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES — 20 buildings, 1,972 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3020 Avenue Y BK357 B
661 East 181 Street BX281 C
140 Cadman Plaza West BK250 A
485 Lenox Avenue MN160 A
1950 Hutchinson Rvr Py E BX158 B
2659 West 36 Street BK157 B
323 2 Avenue MN105 B
1250 Ocean Parkway BK95 A
420 East 58 Street MN75 A
1200 Gravesend Neck Road BK69 B
720 East 31 Street BK62 A
332 West 86 Street MN45 A
344 West 23 Street MN44 A
162 West 22 Street MN42 A
140 West 10 Street MN38 A
249 East 52 Street MN15 A
671-05 Burns Street QN5 B
67-107 Burns Street QN5 B
67-109 Burns Street QN5 B
142 West 10 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,344,792 on 2024-07-10 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Dev and The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-16Agreement $3,501,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. $3,501,000
2024-09-16Agreement $5,344,792 — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. $5,344,792
2024-07-10AL&R $8,845,792 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $8,845,792
2024-07-10Mortgage $5,344,792 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,344,792
2024-07-10Mortgage $3,501,000 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,501,000
2021-08-31Mortgage $3,200,000 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC to WELLS FARGO BANKING ASSOCIATION $3,200,000
2008-07-10AL&R $2,000,000 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000
2008-07-10Mortgage $2,000,000 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000
2007-06-11Mortgage $2,500,000 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC $2,500,000
2002-06-05Mortgage $800,000 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC. to NYC HPD $800,000
1994-11-21Mortgage $69,800 — from DENNIS LANE APARTMENTS, INC to NYC HPD $69,800
1992-10-14Mortgage $1,140,648 — from DENNIS LANE APRTMNTSINC to CITY OF NEW YORK (HPD) $1,140,648

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175198503112
2018647929100
201909152013174
20200614009155
20212522745243
20227129117118
202313117428198
2024291519587254
2025229316012359
202688275014305
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The full timeline

Construction 149Enforcement 269Housing & tenants 2,586Ownership & money 38Health & systems 181

Every one of the 3,223 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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