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253 West 91 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1012390108 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$146,200 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 (1897)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)M R B REALTY CORP
Head officerJAMES BRUSCO
Managing agentGIAMCO REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,627,000 $732,150
2026$1,867,000 $840,150
2027$2,042,000 $918,900

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 92 St — M104 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 92 St & Broadway · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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

253 West 91 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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 GIAMCO REALTY CORP — 27 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
337 West 76 Street MN16 A
71 West 85 Street MN15 A
256 West 85 Street MN15 A
104 Riverside Drive MN15 A
253 West 91 Street MN15 A
306 West 76 Street MN14 A
226 West 72 Street MN13 A
309 West 76 Street MN12 A
335 West 88 Street MN11 A
339 West 88 Street MN10 A
321 West 88 Street MN10 A
47 West 88 Street MN10 A
14 West 90 Street MN10 A
84 Riverside Drive MN10 A
332 West 88 Street MN10 A
59 West 69 Street MN10 A
40 West 88 Street MN10 A
62 East 66 Street MN10 A
345 West End Avenue MN10 A
55 West 69 Street MN10 A
335 West 76 Street MN10 A
224 West 72 Street MN9 A
140 West 92 Street MN8 A
144 West 92 Street MN8 A
218 West 79 Street MN8 B
325 West 87 Street MN8 A
142 West 92 Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $44,468 on 1994-04-05 (lender: East New York Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1994-04-05Mortgage $44,468 — from MRB REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $44,468
1987-03-13Mortgage $200,000 — from MRB REALTY CORP to BITTORF, FRITZ $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
14
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701247
2018404311
201900527
2020505212
2021426214
202200134
202300224
202400448
202500347
202600123
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-07-29Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Not Separated
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-23Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-29Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Not Separated
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-23Boiler inspection
2025-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-09-15Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-08Boiler inspection
2024-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-02-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-02-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-08311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023
2023-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-21Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-21Boiler inspection
2022-02-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-24311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2021-11-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2021-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-25Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE EXISTING APARTMENT #2C, #3C. WORK INCLUDES PLUMBING WORKS AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUAPNCY$9,000
2021-08-02Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-07-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2021-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-06-16311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-28Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE EXISTING APARTMENT #2C, #3C. WORK INCLUDES PLUMBING WORKS AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUAPNCY$9,000
2021-03-08Boiler inspection
2021-01-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2021-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-08-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-07-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-07-22311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2020-07-18Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE EXISTING APARTMENT #2C, #3C. WORK INCLUDES PLUMBING WORKS AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUAPNCY$9,000
2020-07-16Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO COMBINE TWO APARTMENT UNITS INTO ONE UNIT AS PER TPPN 3/97 INCLUDES NEW PLUMBING WORK, G.W.B. WALL, PAINT, K. CABINET, NEW & REPL$48,000
2020-07-16Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO COMBINE TWO APARTMENT UNITS INTO ONE UNIT AS PER TPPN 3/97 INCLUDES NEW PLUMBING WORK, G.W.B. WALL, PAINT, K. CABINET, NEW & REPL$48,000
2020-05-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-13Boiler inspection
2020-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-25311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2019-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-04Boiler inspection
2019-05-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-09-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-15Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING GAS FIRED HEATING BOILER AND BURNER. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$23,200
2018-03-02Boiler inspection
2018-02-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-08-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2017-08-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-12-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-12-11311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-11-30311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-06-23311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-03-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-09-09311: Water Quality — Taste/Odor, Chlorine (QA1)
2015-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-07311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2015-02-28311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014
2014-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-09-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-08-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-05Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 4C ON THE 4TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$29,000
2011-01-01311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2010
2010-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-21311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010-03-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-02-26311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2004
2004-05-10Mortgage satisfied — from M.R.B. REALTY CORP. to BITTORF, FRITZ; THE EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
2004-05-10TL&R — from M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST to M.R.B. REALTY CORP.
1999
1999-10-05SAGE — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
1999-10-05Mortgage assigned — from MRB REALTY CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-10-05Mortgage assigned — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-10-05Agreement — from MRB REALTY CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1994
1994-04-05Mortgage $44,468 — from MRB REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK$44,468
1994-04-05Agreement — from MRB REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
1994-04-05Mortgage assigned — from BITTORF, FRITZ to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
1994-04-05Mortgage assigned — from MRB REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
1991
1991-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-05-10Permit AL — ISSUED
1991-05-10Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-02-08SAGE — from NYC LANDMARK PRSVN COMMS
1987
1987-03-13Deed — from BITTORF, FRITZ to MRB REALTY CORP
1987-03-13Mortgage satisfied — from GLASS, LEON; WALTER, IDA O; GGG RLTY CORP; 253 W. 91ST ST CORP; BITTORF, FRITZ; SANDER MGM to BODEK, HARRY; BITTORF, GUSTAVE; BITTORF, KATHERINE; WALTER, IDA O.; FREED, HERMA
1987-03-13Mortgage $200,000 — from MRB REALTY CORP to BITTORF, FRITZ$200,000
1979
1979-07-03Deed — from BITTORF, FRITZ to 253 W 91 ST REALTY CORP
1979-07-03Agreement — from 253 W 91ST ST REALTY to ST MICHAELS PRTSTNTETAL
1979-07-03Deed — from 253 W 91 ST REALTY CORP to BITTORF, FRITZ
1972
1972-03-14Agreement — from ST MICHAELS PRTSTNTETAL to G G G REALTY CORP
1972-03-02Mortgage assigned — from BITTORF, KATHERINE; BITTORF, GUSTAV to ST MICHAEL PRTSTNT ETAL
1972-03-02Mortgage assigned — from FREED, CLARA to ST MICHAEL PRTSTNT ETAL
1972-03-02Mortgage — from G G G REALTY CORP to ST MICHAELS PRTSTNTETAL
1972-03-02Deed — from G G G REALTY CORP to BITTORF, FRITZ
1972-03-02Deed — from BITTORF, FRITZ to G G G REALTY CORP
1970
1970-11-24Mortgage — from BITTORF, FRITZ to BITTORF, GUSTAV; BITTORF, KATHERINE.
1966
1966-02-24Mortgage assigned — from FREED HERMAN to FREED CLARA

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