Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

2295 Morris Avenue

1,345Records
18City systems
42Open violations
209.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
Open in the map

1,345 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 460 HPD complaints, 355 311 service requests, 265 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MORRIS TOWERS LLC
BBL2031830076
BIN2014016

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 209.7. 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 violations42 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1994-04-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 35). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’24–25
35
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · WATER LEAK (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · GENERAL (5) · APPLIANCE (4).

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 (25)
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$1,626,000 $731,700
2026$1,715,000 $771,750
2027$1,912,000 $860,400

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Manos Amigas NutritionJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

Subway183 St — 4 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
182-183 Sts — B D · 800 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 · 150 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

2295 Morris Avenue

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

134 311 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
2019-09-26AL&R $5,750,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,750,000
2019-09-26Mortgage $1,375,990 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,375,990
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
2013-11-08Agreement $4,400,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,400,000
2013-11-08AL&R $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
2012-04-06Agreement $4,000,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,000,000
2012-04-06AL&R $4,000,000 — from MORRIS TOWERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,000,000
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
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
2004-03-03Agreement $1,400,000 — from 2295 MORRIS ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
144
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725660477
201802270433
2019210243443
202000130215
202100170320
202200860490
202301320841
202402730580
202500130014144
202602780787
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 1,131Ownership & money 50Health & systems 106

Every one of the 1,345 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10453 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map