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1981 Sedgwick Avenue

3,684Records
19City systems
0Open violations
9.7Penalty rate

3,684 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,171 311 service requests, 993 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1952
Floors6
Res. units225
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)MORRIS HEIGHTS,
BBL2032300016
BIN2015048, 2110017

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 9.7. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
28
’24–25
12
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

391 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (258) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Illegal Parking (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · Sidewalk Condition (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,807,672 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1952)
YesSix or more residential units (225)
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 HEIGHTS, LLC
Head officerMARC GOLDFARB
Managing agentPELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,753,000 $7,538,850
2026$16,865,000 $7,589,250
2027$19,351,000 $8,707,950

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2011 (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

Subway207 St — 1 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Burnside Av — 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cedar Av / W 179 St — Bx40 Bx42 · 600 ft
Citi BikeSedgwick Ave & W Burnside Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 226
Middle: M.S. 390. 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

1981 Sedgwick 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

391 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 PELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC. — 26 buildings, 3,751 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20-20 Seagirt Boulevard QN569 B
20-55 Seagirt Boulevard QN402 B
315 West 57 Street MN284 A
20-21 Seagirt Boulevard QN259 B
20-02 Seagirt Boulevard QN252 B
1981 Sedgwick Avenue BX225 B
1770 Grand Concourse BX185 B
20-33 Seagirt Boulevard QN175 A
939 Woodycrest Avenue BX167 A
1700 Grand Concourse BX158 B
2160 Matthews Avenue BX133 A
162 Beach 24 Street QN122 B
930 Sheridan Avenue BX88 A
2175 Cedar Avenue BX86 A
2400 Webb Avenue BX75 A
920 Riverside Drive MN71 A
2121 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
2101 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
618 West 151 Street MN64 A
1160 5 Avenue MN61 A
1540 Pelham Parkway South BX61 A
1130 Pelham Parkway South BX54 A
1135 Pelham Parkway North BX52 A
151 East 80 Street MN46 A
155 East 165 Street BX32 A
239 Mt Eden Parkway BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,225,477 on 2020-12-10 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-10Agreement $28,305,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $28,305,000
2020-12-10AL&R $28,305,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $28,305,000
2020-12-10Mortgage $7,225,478 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,225,478
2013-11-04AL&R $23,550,000 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $23,550,000
2013-11-04Agreement $23,550,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC $23,550,000
2013-11-04Mortgage $13,656,975 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,656,975
2005-01-14Mortgage $1,962,088 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. $1,962,088
2005-01-14Agreement $11,864,950 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. $11,864,950
2003-06-23Mortgage $4,273,735 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO.,LP $4,273,735
1997-03-31Mortgage $1,126,956 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO. $1,126,956
1991-08-27Mortgage $1,954,144 — from MORRIS HEIGHTS LTD PRTNR to ARCS MORTGAGE, INC. $1,954,144
1985-12-09Mortgage $2,366,933 — from MORRIS HGTS LTD PARTNERS to J.I. KISLAK MORTGAGECP. $2,366,933

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
501
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176110503115
201851650374
201955670481
20203227832288
20212021401217
20227027103281
20232249403501
20244422903240
20253015602161
20260016003163
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The full timeline

Construction 99Enforcement 152Housing & tenants 3,330Ownership & money 46Health & systems 57

Every one of the 3,684 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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