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108 East 198 Street · Bronx · BBL 2033150047 · 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

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Obstruction (1) · Drinking (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$236,000 $106,200
2026$245,000 $110,250
2027$250,000 $112,500

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Buen AmbienteLatin AmericanAMice 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 (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / Minerva Pl — Bx1 Bx2 · 300 ft
Citi BikeJerome Ave & E 198 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 340
Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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

108 East 198 Street

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

11 311 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: $171,000 on 2000-10-26 (lender: Novinson, Harry and Novinson, Lily). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-10-26Mortgage $171,000 — from JULY FIFTH REALTY CORP. to NOVINSON, LILY; NOVINSON, HARRY $171,000
1990-10-19Mortgage $180,000 — from VIJA REALTY CORP to NOVINSON, HARRY; NOVINSON, LILY $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017001616
20181124
20190224
20200505
20210314
20220011
2023013215
20240516
20250639
20260022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-07-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-16Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN AMBIENTE
2025-11-14311: Street Condition — Unsafe Worksite

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-16Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN AMBIENTE
2025
2025-11-14311: Street Condition — Unsafe Worksite
2025-09-01311: Drinking — In Public
2025-09-01311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-03311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2025-06-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-05-13311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-05-05Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN AMBIENTE — grade A
2025-03-21Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN AMBIENTE
2024
2024-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-12311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2024-07-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-10-13Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN AMBIENTE — grade B · mice evidence
2023-07-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-03311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-02311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-02311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-02311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-07-01311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-10-05311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2021-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-01-19311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2020
2020-11-13311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2020-10-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2020-10-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2020-06-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-07-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-07-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017
2017-12-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-10-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-09-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-06-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-06-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-03-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-11-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-10-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-12-27311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2013-12-27DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-06311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2012-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-11Job filed: MODIFY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. FIRE SUPPRESSION GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #200663530. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2012-01-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-01-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-12-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-12-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-05-12311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2009
2009-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-10-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF PLACE OF ASSEMBLY WHEN THE CURRENT C OF O DOES NOT ALLOW OPERATION OF A P.A C OF O #44767 INDICATES PREMISES A OFFICE$350
2005
2005-10-11Mortgage assigned — from ESTATE OF HARRY NOVINSON to SANDRA ERICKSON REAL ESTATE INC.
2005-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-30Job filed: UP GRADE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. SYSTEM WAS FILED AND PERMITED UN DER APPL. # 200663530. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2003
2003-03-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-02-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-03-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: INSTALLED INTERIOR PARTITION AND SUSPENSION CEILING. LOCATION: 1ST FLOOR. ALL WORK COMPLETED HA$500
2002-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-04-12Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2001-03-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.NO CHANG E IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-03-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.NO CHANG E IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000
2000-10-26Mortgage $171,000 — from JULY FIFTH REALTY CORP. to NOVINSON, LILY; NOVINSON, HARRY$171,000
2000-10-26Deed — from NOVINSON, LILY; NOVINSON, HARRY to JULY FIFTH REALTY CORP.
2000-10-26DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-01-20ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-07-29TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-03-06Deed — from LANGER, RICHARD PHILLIP/REFEREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONGROL BOARD/CITY OF NEW ; DEPARTMENT OF F to NOVINSON, HARRY; NOVINSON, LILLY
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-09DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-05-17DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-10-19Deed — from NOVINSON, HARRY; NOVINSON, LILY to VIJA REALTY CORP
1990-10-19Mortgage $180,000 — from VIJA REALTY CORP to NOVINSON, HARRY; NOVINSON, LILY$180,000
1977
1977-05-05RTXL — from G C I REALTY CORP
1976
1976-11-12Deed — from HERMAN ALEXANDER REF; DCI REALTY CORP DFDTS to INVESTORS RESOURCES INC
1976-11-12Deed — from INVESTORS RESOURCES INC to LILY NOVINSON; HARRY NOVINSON
1973
1973-06-21Mortgage — from DCI REALTY CORP to INVESTORS RESOURCES INC
1970
1970-05-18Mortgage assigned — from DWORETZKY YETTA; DWORETZKY MAX to MORRIS RUDIN; HARRY RUDIN; BERNARD RUDIN
1970-05-18Mortgage assigned — from FITZSIMONS FRANK P to BERNARD RUDIN; MORRIS RUDIN
1968
1968-09-25Mortgage assigned — from FITZSIMONS ALICE F (EX OF) to FRANK P FITZSIMONS
1968-08-01Mortgage — from DCI REALTY CORP to ALICE F FITZSIMONS EX OF; FRANK P FITZSIMONS
1968-08-01Deed — from FITZSIMONS ALICE F EX OF; FITZSIMONS FRANK P to DCI REALTY CORP

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