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51 East 161 Street · Bronx · BBL 2024840005 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (10) · Food Establishment (6) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Mobile Food Vendor (2).

Filed construction activity

$412,934 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,331,000 $598,950
2026$1,426,000 $641,700
2027$1,432,000 $644,400

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sHamburgersA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Dishwashing/Utensils) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

Subway161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 161 St / River Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 161 St & River Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 114, 218. 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

51 East 161 Street

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

38 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711125
20181601320
2019208313
20200012113
202100426
2022009312
20230018321
20240012517
20254014725
2026009312
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The last 12 months — 19 records

DateRecord
2026-09-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2026-08-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-17Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-06-11311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-06-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-24311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2025-12-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-12-16311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-11-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-11-08311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2025-10-27311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2026-08-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-17Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-08-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-06-11311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-06-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-24311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2025-12-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-12-16311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-11-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-11-08311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2025-10-27311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2025-09-20311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-09-16Job filed: INSTALL RAMP AT STOREFRONT, NEW TOILET ROOM AND FINISHES AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$50,000
2025-09-16Job filed: REMOVING EXISTING TOILET AND URINAL AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING. THERE IS NO GAS WORK, ALL GAS PIPING TO REMAIN. FINISH ADA REMODEL OF STALLS$30,000
2025-08-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-07-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-07-11311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-07-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-06-23Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025-06-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-12311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2025-06-12311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2025-05-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-04-23Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025-04-12311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-04-12311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-03-21311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-02-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-12Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S
2024
2024-12-31311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-12-31311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2024-10-24311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-10-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-08-20311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2024-08-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-07-17311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-07-17311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-07-09Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2024-06-21Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S
2024-06-20311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024-04-09311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-04-09311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-04-02311: Mobile Food Vendor — Equipment
2024-04-02311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-03-30311: Mobile Food Vendor — Food Source/Protection
2024-02-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2023-11-17311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2023-11-17311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2023-11-02311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2023-08-25311: Consumer Complaint — Third-Party Food Delivery Service
2023-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-12311: Mobile Food Vendor — Food Source/Protection
2023-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-06311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2023-03-04311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023-02-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-02-22311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2023-02-13311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2023-02-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-08311: Consumer Complaint — Other
2023-02-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-23311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2023-01-19311: Mobile Food Vendor — Food Worker Activity
2022
2022-12-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-12-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2022-12-10311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2022-12-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2022-11-01311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2022-10-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-24311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2022-08-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-07-22311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-03-07311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-10-03311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2021-08-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-08-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-06-17311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-05-11311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2020
2020-12-10311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-10-30311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-07-23311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-07-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-07-07311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-05-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-04-29311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-04-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-04-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-26311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2020-01-13311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019
2019-11-16311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-10-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-10-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-09311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-04-29311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-04-23311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-04-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-31311: Food Establishment — Ventilation
2019-02-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-01-22311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2018
2018-12-10Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2018-12-10Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2018-12-07Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2018-12-07Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2018-12-07Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2018-12-06Job filed: Erect illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress or occupancy.$3,744
2018-12-06Job filed: Erect illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress or occupancy.$1,638
2018-12-06Job filed: Erect illumnated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress ro occupancy.$3,744
2018-12-06Job filed: Erect illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress or occupancy$1,170
2018-12-06Job filed: Erect illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress or occupancy.$1,638
2018-12-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-10-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-09-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2017
2017-11-02Job filed: INTERIOR & EXTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$321,000
2017-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2017-05-11311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-01-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-12-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-11-16311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-09-05311: Panhandling — N/A
2016-06-06Job filed: PA
2016-06-06Job filed: PA
2016-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015
2015-12-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-08-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2015-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-17311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2015-06-17311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2015-04-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-01-08311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2014
2014-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-28311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2014-03-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-01-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012
2012-08-23311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2012-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011
2011-05-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010
2010-11-11311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2010-05-16311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2009
2009-10-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2009-06-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-06Job filed: A2$11,000
2009-03-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-02-18Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE.PROPOSED HORIZO NTAL ENLARGEMENT INCLUDING PLUMBING,INTERIOR PARTITIONS,HC RESTROOMS, I$200,000
2009-02-18Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE.PROPOSED HORIZO NTAL ENLARGEMENT INCLUDING PLUMBING,INTERIOR PARTITIONS,HC RESTROOMS, I$200,000
2008
2008-09-17Job filed: PA
2008-09-17Job filed: PA
2008-08-29Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING ADDING STRUCTURAL WORK TYPE TO ALT 1 APPLICATION #210061289
2008-08-29Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING ADDING STRUCTURAL WORK TYPE TO ALT 1 APPLICATION #210061289
2008-08-29Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING ADDING STRUCTURAL WORK TYPE TO ALT 1 APPLICATION #210061289
2008-08-26Job filed: A2$65,000
2008-07-29Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE. PROPOSED HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT INCLUDING PLUMBING INTERIOR PARTITIONS, HC RESTROOOMS$319,000
2007
2007-03-20DOB violation CMQ:
2006
2006-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-07-07Job filed: PA
2005-04-15DOB violation CMQ:
2004
2004-01-28DOB violation CMQ:
2003
2003-01-30DOB violation CMQ:
2002
2002-01-16DOB violation CMQ:
2001
2001-04-11DOB violation CMQ:
2000
2000-01-13DOB violation CMQ:
1999
1999-12-23Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-11-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-02-19DOB violation CMQ:
1990
1990-09-19ECB Unknown violation: OPERATION OF P.A. WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT. REMEDY:OBTAIN P.A. PERMIT$400
1990-09-19DOB violation PA:
1990-07-09ECB Unknown violation: OPERATION OF PA WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN PA PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN PA PERMIT.$400
1990-07-09ECB Unknown violation: OPERATION OF PA WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN PA PERMIT.$400
1990-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
1990-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
1979
1979-04-04Agreement — from FRANCHISE REALTY INTERSTATE CORPORATION to NY CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
1978
1978-04-04Deed — from ATTED REALTY CORP to FRANCHISE REALTY INTERSTATE CORPORATION
1976
1976-10-13Mortgage assigned — from GOLDIN ROSE to PHILIP GOLDIN; PAUL GOLDIN
1967
1967-12-27Mortgage assigned — from DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW Y to PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
1967-12-27Mortgage assigned — from ALTED REALTY CORP to PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
1967-12-27Mortgage assigned — from CANDIB WILLIAM; CANDIB PATRICIA to PATRICIA CANDIB
1967-12-27Agreement — from ALTED REALTY CORP
1967-12-27Deed — from CANDIB ABRAHAM PARTNER; ALCAN ASSOCIATES to ALTED REALTY CORP
1967-12-27SAGE — from GOLDIN PAUL; BRENNER HARRY; GOLDIN ROSE; KATZ ARTHUR; KATZ MORRIS DECD; PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS
1967-12-27SAGE — from PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK; KATZ SARAH
1967-12-27Mortgage assigned — from KATZ MORRIS EXS OF to SARAH KATZ
1966
1966-02-15Mortgage assigned — from MEADOW BROOK NATIONAL BANK to PATRICIA CANDIB; WILLIAM CANDIB

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