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953 East 241 Street · Bronx · BBL 2051220043 · 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, AEP25
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s1.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 66.3. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
12
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Dirty Condition (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1931)
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)MERCY BASSEY
Managing agentNot Applicable
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$570,000 $256,500
2026$621,000 $279,450
2027$745,000 $335,250

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayWakefield-241 St — 2 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nereid Av — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 241 St / Baychester Av — Bx39 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 068 Bronx
Middle: 259, 532, 355. 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

953 East 241 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NOT APPLICABLE — 51 buildings, 350 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B13 · C15 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
103-55 97 Street QN43 A
2455 Grand Avenue BX36 B
103-35 97 Street QN32 A
103-45 97 Street QN23 A
41-58 71 Street QN20 B
101 Charles Street MN20 A
231 West 15 Street MN16 B
105 Charles Street MN10 A
68-11 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
12-01 31 Avenue QN8 C
45-15 45 Street QN6 A
11 East 9 Street MN6 B
250 Kingsland Avenue BK6 A
626 West 158 Street MN5 C
313 East 10 Street MN5 C
357 West End Avenue MN5 B
115 East 2 Street MN5 B
834 President Street BK5 B
623 West 145 Street MN5 C
125 Greene Street MN4 B
953 East 241 Street BX4 D
71 Avenue U BK4 B
8619 19 Avenue BK3 C
26-35 28 Street QN3 A
430 East 4 Street BK3 B
41-20 69 Street QN3 A
356 51 Street BK3 A
1510 East 34 Street BK3 A
60-45 68 Road QN3 B
31-46 81 Street QN3 D
415 76 Street BK3 D
56 West 124 Street MN3 C
97-49 103 Street QN3 C
1441 82 Street BK3 C
48-08 Broadway QN3 A
2326 82 Street BK3 B
120 Wyckoff Street BK3 C
719A Monroe Street BK3 C
256 Garfield Place BK3 A
279 Manhattan Avenue BK3 B
39-73 49 Street QN3 A
106-07 95 Avenue QN2 C
88-16 53 Avenue QN2 A
2462 Pitkin Avenue BK2 F
62-76 Austin Street QN2 C
133 Sunnyside Avenue BK2 D
104-40 164 Street QN2 C
38 3 Street SI2 A
158 Luquer Street BK1 C
35 Maple Terrace SI1 A
240-24 128 Avenue QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,525 on 2008-01-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-01-07Mortgage $13,525 — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $13,525
2008-01-07Agreement $299,000 — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $299,000
2004-01-14DEEDO $355,000 — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to BASSEY, MERCY $355,000
2004-01-14Mortgage $319,500 — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $319,500
1997-04-29Mortgage $20,000 — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to CORINI, MARIE $20,000
1996-12-04Mortgage $192,000 — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to MUTUAL OF NORTH AMERICA INC. $192,000
1989-09-27Mortgage $225,000 — from BOYD, JOHN to CORINI, MARIE $225,000

Ten-year activity

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201906006
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202104004
202206219
202315006
202407007
20250160016
202610001
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The last 12 months — 14 records

DateRecord
2026-03-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-08HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-12-08HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-08HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-12-08HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-08-09311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-06-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-06-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-08-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-01-08Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2023
2023-12-01311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2023-11-16HPD 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
2023-04-03Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2023-04-03Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2023-03-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-07Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2022-08-19Deed — from BASSEY, MERCY to EKANEM, CHINEMSO; BASSEY, MERCY; EKANEM, CHINEDU; EKANEM, IZINNE; NDUKWE, TOCHI
2022-05-03Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-02-24Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2022-02-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-16Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2021-01-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-01-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019
2019-04-02311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-03-15311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-03-14311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-03-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-02-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-02-17311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017
2017-11-02Mortgage satisfied — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
2016
2016-10-28HPD 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
2016-04-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-11-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2014-03-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2014-03-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2014-03-25311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2014-03-25311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2014-03-25311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2012
2012-05-27311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011
2011-03-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-03-31311: HEATING — HEAT
2008
2008-01-07Mortgage $13,525 — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$13,525
2008-01-07Agreement $299,000 — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$299,000
2006
2006-04-18Mortgage satisfied — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to WELLS FARGO BANK, MINNESOTA, NATIONAL AS
2004
2004-12-17Mortgage satisfied — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to CORINI, MARIE
2004-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-14DEEDO $355,000 — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to BASSEY, MERCY$355,000
2004-01-14Mortgage $319,500 — from BASSEY, MERCY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$319,500
2004-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-11-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-26Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-11-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-09-10Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION to WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASS
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2003-08-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2003-08-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2003-06-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING DEFECT IS: GUTTER IS PULLING AWAY FROM WOOD FACIA AND HUNGING. LOCATION: EAST SIDE OF BUILDI$180
2003-06-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-06-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2003-06-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-06-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-06-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-01-01HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2002-01-01HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM IN BASEMENT
1999
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
1997
1997-11-12Mortgage assigned to DELTA FUNDING CORP.
1997-09-17Mortgage assigned — from MUTUAL OF NORTH AMERICA INC. to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION
1997-04-29Mortgage $20,000 — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to CORINI, MARIE$20,000
1996
1996-12-04Mortgage satisfied — from BOYD, JOHN to CORINI, MARIE
1996-12-04Mortgage $192,000 — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to MUTUAL OF NORTH AMERICA INC.$192,000
1996-12-04PAT — from CORINI, MARIE to CORINI, ALEXANDER
1995
1995-08-29HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPE BELOW KITCHEN SINK AT 1ST STY FRONT APT 1 ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1993
1993-04-27Agreement — from GABRIEL, ELVIS to CORINI, MARIE
1993-04-27Deed — from BOYD, JOHN to GABRIEL, ELVIS
1989
1989-09-27Deed — from CORINI, MARIE to BOYD, JOHN
1989-09-27Mortgage $225,000 — from BOYD, JOHN to CORINI, MARIE$225,000
1980
1980-01-14Deed — from MATERA PASQUALE EX OF to MARIE CORINI

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