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2420 Morris Avenue

2,953Records
21City systems
192Open violations
158.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10468 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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2,953 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,076 311 service requests, 785 HPD complaints, 640 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1955
Floors6
Res. units74
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)2420 MORRIS AVE OWNER INC ETAL
BBL2031730013
BIN2013904

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 158.7. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations192 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 135 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-16.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

149 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 42 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 67 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

42
’23–24
21
’24–25
67
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

551 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (336) · HEAT/HOT WATER (66) · PLUMBING (22) · WATER LEAK (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · ELECTRIC (13).

Filed construction activity

$1,118,186 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1955)
YesSix or more residential units (74)
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)2420 MORRIS AVE OWNERS INC.
Head officerKENNETH WADE
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,847,000 $1,731,150
2026$3,094,000 $1,392,300
2027$3,928,000 $1,767,600

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,161,155 a year ($15.48 per sq ft), operating expenses $638,335 ($8.51 per sq ft), net operating income $522,820. 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 24/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayFordham Rd — B D · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Fordham Rd — 4 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 187 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 188 St & Creston Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
Middle: 447,363. 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

2420 Morris Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

551 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 66 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 JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2922 Barnes Avenue BX129 B
97 Cooper Street MN82 B
2420 Morris Avenue BX74 C
180 Van Cortlandt Park S BX73 A
183 Claremont Avenue MN62 A
1226 Sherman Avenue BX61 D
1491 Watson Avenue BX60 B
1126 Evergreen Avenue BX60 B
1240 Sherman Avenue BX59 C
2830 Briggs Avenue BX58 C
3021 Holland Avenue BX56 C
160 Audubon Avenue MN55 B
2719 Morris Avenue BX54 F
1025 Leggett Avenue BX51 A
1081 Sheridan Avenue BX47 D
2499 Grand Avenue BX46 B
517 West 212 Street MN44 B
2489 Morris Avenue BX43 C
1171 Sherman Avenue BX42 C
1427 Taylor Avenue BX41 B
1900 Grand Concourse BX40 D
2438 Washington Avenue BX38 B
2547 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 C
1225 Sherman Avenue BX37 C
3050 Perry Avenue BX37 C
3511 Hull Avenue BX37 C
2541 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 F
2718 Morris Avenue BX37 C
136 West 168 Street BX36 A
1049 Grand Concourse BX36 C
2101 Grand Avenue BX33 C
1236 Grand Concourse BX31 C
219 Echo Place BX31 D
1466 Beach Avenue BX30 C
1459 Taylor Avenue BX30 C
144 East 208 Street BX28 C
1024 Walton Avenue BX27 C
221 East 173 Street BX26 B
450 East 165 Street BX25 C
566 East 187 Street BX24 C
2253 Ryer Avenue BX22 B
3485 Broadway MN22 B
3067 Decatur Avenue BX21 D
2761 University Avenue BX21 D
693 East 189 Street BX20 D
667 East 187 Street BX20 D
485 Washington Avenue BX20 D
1475 Taylor Avenue BX20 C
1876 Arthur Avenue BX20 C
663 Crescent Avenue BX20 D
1704 Van Buren Street BX19 D
276 East 7 Street MN19 B
540 East 187 Street BX17 D
2385 Lorillard Place BX17 B
155 Avenue C MN17 A
2389 Lorillard Place BX17 B
1539 Westchester Avenue BX17 C
134 West 20 Street MN16 B
518 East 187 Street BX16 C
576 East 187 Street BX16 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,769,000 on 2022-04-15 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-06RPTT&RET $168,000 — from BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC to WOMACK, WILLIAM; WOMACK-NEGRIN, JANE $168,000
2026-03-25Sold for $168,000 $168,000 $2,270
2025-10-28RPTT&RET $210,000 — from BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC to AEKINS, CARISSA ROBYN $210,000
2025-10-28RPTT&RET $300,000 — from BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC to CARLIE, JASON E $300,000
2025-10-17Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $4,054
2025-10-14Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $2,838
2025-09-18RPTT&RET $173,000 — from BX MORRIS HOMES LLC to WRIGHT, KEAN $173,000
2025-09-11Sold for $173,000 $173,000 $2,338
2025-08-12RPTT&RET $280,000 — from BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC to PRINZ, PETER; PRINZ, LEE; PRINZ, RITA $280,000
2025-07-29Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $3,784
2025-06-27RPTT&RET $207,000 — from BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC to LE BOUCHER-KING, BRYAN $207,000
2025-06-18Sold for $207,000 $207,000 $2,797
2024-10-08RPTT&RET $240,000 — from BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC to ADDAE, MARY $240,000
2024-09-24Sold for $240,000 $240,000 $3,243
2024-08-15RPTT&RET $190,000 — from DICKENSON, YVETTE to DE LA CRUZ-DE LA CRUZ, JOEL A; LASOSE DE DE LA CRUZ, DIANA C $190,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705568574
201855690483
20196810886136
20202312363137
2021106145403204
2022919210214263
202301248246279
20244325356271
202508401102421
20260132223328
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 115Housing & tenants 2,558Ownership & money 183Health & systems 56

Every one of the 2,953 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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