2,128 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 932 311 service requests, 789 HPD complaints, 218 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 101.2. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
298 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 31 · winter 2024–25: 131 · winter 2025–26: 127). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
368 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (144) · Noise (54) · Water System (38) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · APPLIANCE (16) · Illegal Fireworks (16).
$262,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1924) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (64) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | RUBIN PIKUS |
| Managing agent | MILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,904,000 | $1,306,800 |
| 2026 | $2,991,000 | $1,345,950 |
| 2027 | $3,076,000 | $1,384,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Fordham Rd — 4 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Fordham Rd — B D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / E 192 St — Bx32 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Jerome Ave & W Fordham Rd · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 246 Poe Center 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.
2525 Morris Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
368 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 144 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.
Managed by MILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD — 26 buildings, 1,308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2820 Bailey Avenue | BX | 102 | C |
| 108 West 227 Street | MN | 82 | A |
| 320 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 80 | A |
| 2121 Westbury Court | BK | 67 | B |
| 1645 Grand Concourse | BX | 67 | A |
| 253 Sherman Avenue | MN | 65 | B |
| 16 East 169 Street | BX | 64 | A |
| 2525 Morris Avenue | BX | 64 | B |
| 3130 Albany Crescent | BX | 59 | A |
| 1325 Edward L Grant Hwy | BX | 57 | A |
| 1332 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 56 | A |
| 120 West 228 Street | MN | 56 | B |
| 760 Riverside Drive | MN | 56 | B |
| 1 Audubon Avenue | MN | 55 | A |
| 4520 Broadway | MN | 54 | A |
| 320 Eastern Parkway | BK | 50 | A |
| 1400 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 40 | B |
| 1479 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 38 | B |
| 2670 Broadway | MN | 37 | B |
| 4841 Broadway | MN | 35 | B |
| 556 West 180 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 550 West 180 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 1337 Edward L Grant Hwy | BX | 28 | A |
| 1585 1 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 414 East 83 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 1627 2 Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $226,536 on 2020-11-09 (lender: Symetra Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-09 | Agreement $1,950,000 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,950,000 | |
| 2020-11-09 | Mortgage $226,536 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $226,536 | |
| 2018-08-01 | AL&R $1,780,000 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,780,000 | |
| 2018-08-01 | Agreement $1,780,000 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,780,000 | |
| 2018-08-01 | Mortgage $316,146 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $316,146 | |
| 2012-01-24 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,600,000 | |
| 2012-01-24 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPE | $1,600,000 | |
| 2012-01-24 | Mortgage $307,340 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $307,340 | |
| 2004-07-04 | M&CON $1,500,000 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,500,000 | |
| 2002-11-08 | Mortgage $1,450 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,450 | |
| 2000-08-22 | Mortgage $406,965 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $406,965 | |
| 1994-07-01 | Mortgage $419,382 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY | $419,382 | |
| 1985-09-30 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 2525 GR EQUITIES to ALFA COMPANY | $300,000 | |
| 1984-10-16 | Mortgage $123,000 — from ALFA COMPANY to FIRST MORRIS ASSOCIATES | $123,000 | |
| 1982-03-25 | Mortgage $300,000 — from FIRST MORRIS ASSOCIATES to MILTENBERG, BRUCE; RABINE, JOEL H. | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 66 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 188 | 4 | 1 | 197 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 65 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 3 | 162 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 317 | 0 | 5 | 323 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 181 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 183 |
Every one of the 2,128 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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