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790 East 163 Street · Bronx · BBL 2026680026 · 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, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 10456, 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

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

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
1
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Non (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
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)Dwayne A Johnson
Managing agentSTACIa JOHNSOn
Last registered2026-04-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$643,000 $38,580
2026$677,000 $40,620
2027$673,000 $40,380

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Johnson Bar-B-QSoul FoodA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayProspect Av — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Tinton Av — Bx6 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 163 St & Union Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X140 The Eagle School
Middle: M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar. 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

790 East 163 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
10
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201712025
201800022
201900033
202000011
202100011
202200022
20230010010
202401023
202500303
202600022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-28Restaurant inspection: JOHNSON BAR-B-Q
2026-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-28Restaurant inspection: JOHNSON BAR-B-Q
2026-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-04-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-04-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-01-25311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2024
2024-10-15Restaurant inspection: JOHNSON BAR-B-Q — grade A
2024-10-04Boiler inspection
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023
2023-11-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-10311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2023-10-10311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2023-10-10Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2023-10-10Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2023-07-05311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023-07-05Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022
2022-12-02Boiler inspection
2022-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-16Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-14Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-24Boiler inspection
2019-06-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-04-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018
2018-07-02Boiler inspection
2018-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-06Boiler inspection
2017-11-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-06-08DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-02-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-10-19Deed — from JOHNSON, DWAYNE A; COLEMAN, PAULA M to COLEMAN, PAULA M
2015-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2013
2013-03-27Deed — from JOHNSON, JAMES A to COLEMAN, PAULA M; JOHNSON, DWAYNE A
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-03Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. KITCHEN RENOVATION JOB FILED #2200102083. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2011-01-26Job filed: PROPOSE INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION AT EXISTING STORE WITH MINOR PARTITION,INTERIOR FINISH,MECHANICAL WORK & PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. REP$36,000
2011-01-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-01-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-07-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-05-17DOB violation LL6291:
1969
1969-03-05REL — from CITY OF NEW YORK to JAMES A JOHNSON
1967
1967-10-20Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE); CITY OF NEW YORK to CITY OF NEW YORK
1967-06-12Mortgage assigned — from STEINBERG BENJAMIN (ADMNTRX OF) to REBECCA AGIN; JOSEPH H STEINBERG; FRANCES PASTERNAK; LOTTY STEINBERG; LOTTIE STEINBERG; MA
1967-06-12Mortgage assigned — from STEINBERG MAX G; AGIN REBECCA; PASTERNAK FRANCES; STEINBERG JOSEPH H to LOTTY STEINBERG; LOTTIE STEINBERG

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