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268 East 181 Street

382Records
18City systems
39Open violations
35.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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382 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 99 HPD housing violations, 56 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1913
Floors5
Res. units26
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)268 EAST 181ST STREET HDFC
BBL2031490096
BIN2013538

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 35.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations39 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1982-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (24) · Illegal Parking (13) · Animal (4) · Noise (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)268 EAST 181ST ST HDFC
Head officerMIGDALIA VELEZ
Managing agentARC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,204,000 $541,800
2026$1,365,000 $614,250
2027$1,473,000 $662,850

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $347,905 a year ($15.67 per sq ft), operating expenses $191,381 ($8.62 per sq ft), net operating income $156,524. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kee Wang RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Ventilation) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 180 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 700 ft
Citi BikeValentine Ave & E 181 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 209 (K-2), 9 (K-5)
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.

Report a problem to 311

268 East 181 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ARC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. — 6 buildings, 90 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
268 East 181 Street BX26 A
1776 Topping Avenue BX25 B
446 West 58 Street MN15 B
133 West 89 Street MN15 A
18-25 Ditmars Boulevard QN6 A
104 Front Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1991-07-18 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-09RPTT&RET $85,000 — from 268 EAST 181ST STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to TOLLENS, ANGELIZ J $85,000
2025-05-30Sold for $85,000 $85,000 $3,269
2023-06-21RPTT $259,000 — from ROMERO, PIEDAD to STRACHAN, LAMOUR A; GRANT, DICKEY D $259,000
2023-06-01Sold for $259,000 $259,000 $9,962
2021-11-04RPTT $75,000 — from FABIAN, MARIA; MELENDEZ, LORELEY to MENDOZA, ARIEL E $75,000
2021-10-12Sold for $75,000 $75,000 $2,885
2020-12-15RPTT&RET $150,000 — from BETANCES, CONSUELA to OZUNA, INDIRA V; OZUNA, ANGEL A $150,000
2020-10-15Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $5,769
2017-08-07RPTT&RET $90,000 — from 268 EAST 181ST STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to GARFIAS, LIZETTE $90,000
2017-07-25Sold for $90,000 $90,000 $3,462
2008-08-14RPTT&RET $5,500 — from 268 EAST 181ST STREET H.D.F.C. to URENA, ANTONIA; VASQUEZ, YUZOLKA M $5,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170152421
2018080311
201901056
202014229
20210192223
20220140216
20231352341
20240300333
20250282535
20260230528
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 303Ownership & money 18Health & systems 46

Every one of the 382 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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