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2301 Morris Avenue

870Records
16City systems
24Open violations
150.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10468 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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870 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 312 HPD complaints, 230 311 service requests, 174 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MORRIS TOWERS LLC
BBL2031830074
BIN2014015

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 150.2. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-10-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

29
’23–24
2
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Noise (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · Panhandling (5).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)MORRIS TOWERS LLC
Head officerYONAH FRIEDMAN
Managing agentMORRIS TOWERS LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,004,000 $451,800
2026$1,134,000 $510,300
2027$1,182,000 $531,900

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
182-183 Sts — B D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / E 183 St — Bx32 · 450 ft
Citi BikeWalton Ave & E 183 St · 200 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

2301 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

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 MORRIS TOWERS LLC — 3 buildings, 67 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2295 Morris Avenue BX25 C
2307 Morris Avenue BX21 B
2301 Morris Avenue BX21 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,375,989 on 2019-09-26 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-09-26Agreement $5,750,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to MORRIS TOWERS LLC $5,750,000
2019-09-26Mortgage $1,375,990 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,375,990
2019-09-26AL&R $5,750,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,750,000
2014-06-06AL&R $585,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $585,000
2014-06-06Mortgage $585,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $585,000
2013-11-08Mortgage $504,467 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $504,467
2013-11-08AL&R $4,400,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,400,000
2013-11-08Agreement $4,400,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,400,000
2012-04-06Mortgage $580,185 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $580,185
2012-04-06AL&R $4,000,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,000,000
2012-04-06Agreement $4,000,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,000,000
2009-11-04Deed $3,325,000 — from JID 2295 MORRIS LLC; DEB 2295 MORRIS LLC; EZ 2295 MORRIS LLC; RSS 2295 MORRIS LLC; 2295 MO to MORRIS TOWERS LLC $3,325,000
2009-11-04Mortgage $1,733,908 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,733,908
2009-11-04Agreement $3,525,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,525,000
2004-03-03Mortgage $402,030 — from 2295 MORRIS ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $402,030

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005049
20180070310
20192143313
20200080210
202100100212
20220012104125
202300670471
202400350338
2025019906106
202600100414
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 746Ownership & money 51Health & systems 61

Every one of the 870 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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