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2255 Morris Avenue

4,541Records
20City systems
88Open violations
369.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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4,541 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,808 HPD complaints, 1,371 311 service requests, 925 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)2255 MORRIS AVENUE, LLC
BBL2031820045
BIN2013998

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 369.9. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations88 total — 38 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-24.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

208 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 66 · winter 2024–25: 72 · winter 2025–26: 47). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

66
’23–24
72
’24–25
47
’25–26

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

$32,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

322 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (99) · Noise (63) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · PLUMBING (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · APPLIANCE (13).

Filed construction activity

$80,895 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)2255 MORRIS AVE LLC
Head officerLEZE GAZIVODA
Managing agentAPG REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,954,000 $879,300
2026$2,215,000 $996,750
2027$2,295,000 $1,032,750

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway183 St — 4 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
182-183 Sts — B D · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / W 183 St — Bx32 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 182 St & Morris Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 382, 386
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

2255 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

322 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 99 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 APG REALTY CORP — 10 buildings, 496 units. Grades across the portfolio: C5 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1475 Wythe Place BX73 D
2670 Bainbridge Avenue BX70 D
1930 Anthony Avenue BX60 C
2420 Prospect Avenue BX50 C
2775 Morris Avenue BX49 C
2320 Creston Avenue BX43 C
2255 Morris Avenue BX43 D
2259 Creston Avenue BX42 C
125 West 195 Street BX39 F
2200 Adams Place BX27 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $537,333 on 2020-03-02 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-02AL&R $5,200,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $5,200,000
2020-03-02Mortgage $537,334 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $537,334
2020-03-02Agreement $5,200,000 — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC $5,200,000
2016-05-16Mortgage $1,789,350 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,789,350
2016-05-16AL&R $5,050,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $5,050,000
2016-05-16Agreement $5,050,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $5,050,000
2014-01-29Agreement $3,400,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $3,400,000
2014-01-29AL&R $3,400,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $3,400,000
2014-01-29Mortgage $318,925 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $318,925
2011-09-14Mortgage $431,565 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $431,565
2011-09-14AL&R $3,200,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $3,200,000
2011-09-14Agreement $3,200,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $3,200,000
2006-09-05ASPM $2,900,000 — from 2255 MORRIS AVE. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,900,000
2006-07-18Deed $3,260,000 — from 2255 MORRIS REALTY CORP. to 2255 MORRIS AVENUE, LLC $3,260,000
2006-03-03AL&R $2,900,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 255 MORRIS REALTY CORP $2,900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170216103166
20180819202202
201933750384
20200418041189
20210119003104
202206118110135
20230932204335
202442026506295
20250219507204
202601125004265
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 142Housing & tenants 4,272Ownership & money 57Health & systems 59

Every one of the 4,541 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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