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240 East 198 Street

136Records
12City systems
2Open violations
20Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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136 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)240 EAST 198 REALTY CORP.
BBL2033010054
BIN2017054

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Street Sign (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Animal (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$32,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)240 EAST 198 STREET REALTY CORP
Head officerKEZBAN MANI
Managing agentKEZBAN MANI
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$824,000 $49,440
2026$838,000 $50,280
2027$875,000 $52,500

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MY Place Family PizzaPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — B D · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Valentine Av / E 198 St — Bx34 · 150 ft
Citi BikeValentine Ave & E 198 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Isaac Varian
Middle: I.S. 254. 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

240 East 198 Street

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

9 311 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: $150,000 on 2007-02-06 (lender: Kim, Soon Kyoo). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-02-06Deed $400,000 — from KIM, SOON KYOO; KIM, YONG HOON to 240 EAST 198 REALTY CORP. $400,000
2007-02-06Mortgage $150,000 — from 240 EAST 198 REALTY CORP. C/O MUZAFFER M to KIM, SOON KYOO $150,000
2004-07-15Mortgage $12,899 — from KIM, SOON KYOO; KIM, YONG HON to NARA BANK NA $12,899
2004-07-15Agreement $200,000 — from NARA BANK NA to KIM, YONG HON; KIM, SOON KYOO $200,000
2001-12-12Mortgage $200,000 — from KIM, SOON KYOO; KIM, YONG HOON to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $200,000
1997-10-27Mortgage $100,000 — from KIM, YONG H.; KIM, YONG HOON; KIM, SOON KYOO to UNITED CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. $100,000
1991-06-06Mortgage $120,000 — from KIM, SOON KYOO; KIM, YOUNG HOON to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $120,000
1986-01-24Mortgage $58,500 — from KANG, OSHIK to TREMONT FEDERAL S&LA $58,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201803025
201909009
20200101011
202106107
202204015
202312014
202421025
202503036
202626008
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 28Health & systems 26

Every one of the 136 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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