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1039 Morris Park Avenue

369Records
14City systems
0Open violations
51.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10461 · Neighborhood: Morris Park
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369 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 69 DOB violations, 38 boiler inspections.

BoroughBronx 10461
Built1928
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)VUTHAJ REALTY CORP.
BBL2041280033
BIN2045492

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 51.5. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Placement (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$650,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)VUTHAJ REALTY CORPORATION
Head officerBEN CELAJ
Managing agentKATONAH PROPERTY MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$669,000 $301,050
2026$686,000 $308,700
2027$728,000 $327,600

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Osaka SushiAsian/Asian FusionAMice 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.

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

SubwayMorris Park — 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Morris Park Av / Hone Av — Bx21 BxM10 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 083 Donald Hertz
Middle: P.S. 083 Donald Hertz. 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

1039 Morris Park 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

18 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KATONAH PROPERTY MGMT CORP — 23 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B7 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3605 Kingsbridge Avenue BX66 A
2440 Maclay Avenue BX49 B
696 Rhinelander Avenue BX32 A
45 Marble Hill Avenue MN30 B
1845 Bogart Avenue BX27 A
714 Morris Park Avenue BX24 A
876 Kinsella Street BX8 B
205 City Island Avenue BX7 B
962 Brady Avenue BX7 A
2335 Ellis Avenue BX6 A
1823 Fowler Avenue BX5 A
1873 Holland Avenue BX5 A
1755 Bronxdale Avenue BX5 A
1039 Morris Park Avenue BX4 D
1252 East 224 Street BX3 A
2121 Hone Avenue BX3 B
869 Kinsella Street BX3 B
2390 Grand Concourse BX2 A
680 Morris Park Avenue BX2 D
929 Pierce Avenue BX2 A
416 City Island Avenue BX2 A
1800 Fowler Avenue BX1 A
311 City Island Avenue BX1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2012-11-19 (lender: Chios Management Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-04-17M&CON $1,000,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP., DGL REALTY INC. AND to CHIOS MANAGEMENT CORP. $1,000,000
2012-11-19Mortgage $1,000,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP.; 710 RC REALTY LLC; DGL REALTY INC. to CHIOS MANAGEMENT CORP. $1,000,000
2012-11-19Deed $2,650,000 — from CHIOS MANAGEMENT CORP. to DGL REALTY INC.; VUTHAJ REALTY CORP.; 710 RC REALTY LLC $2,650,000
2005-12-29AL&R $1,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to CHIOS MANAGEMENT CORP $1,500,000
2005-12-29Mortgage $1,500,000 — from CHIOS MANAGEMENT CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
1998-06-29Mortgage $35,673 — from CHIOS MANAGEMENT CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $35,673
1991-05-03Mortgage $171,849 — from LOMBARDO, CHARLES to CITY & SUBUR FED SVSBNK $171,849
1991-02-21Mortgage $70,000 — from LOMBARDO, CHARLES to MCCANN, JAMES GEORGE $70,000
1988-07-11Mortgage $350,000 — from LOMBARDO, CHARLES to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170091515
20180060612
201904100418
202000300434
202100150015
2022008019
202381230528
202430190527
20250010910
202600100515
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 81Housing & tenants 156Ownership & money 27Health & systems 48

Every one of the 369 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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