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157 West 231 Street

144Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

144 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 23 DOB permits, 16 DOB violations.

BoroughBronx 10463
Built1929
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)157 REALTY CORP.
BBL2032670006
BIN2016144

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$722,000 $324,900
2026$783,000 $352,350
2027$783,000 $352,350

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Floridita RestaurantSpanishAMice evidence
Mei Chung Mei RestaurantChineseBMice evidence
Papa John's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway231 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 231 St / Bailey Av — Bx1 Bx2 Bx10 · 100 ft
Citi BikeVerveelen Pl & Broadway · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 207
Middle: In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368). 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

157 West 231 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2009-10-14 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-10-14Mortgage $100,000 — from 157 REALTY CORP. to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $100,000
2004-05-03DEEDO $550,000 — from EMIL MOSBACHER REAL ESTATE, LLC to 157 REALTY CORP. $550,000
2004-05-03Mortgage $380,000 — from 157 REALTY CORP. to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $380,000
2004-05-03AL&R $380,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to 157 REALTY CORP. $380,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021014
2018001012
20192062010
2020022004
2021002103
2022002002
2023044019
2024001023
20250060612
2026003047
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 9Health & systems 17

Every one of the 144 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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