524 Morris Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02330-0001BIN 2091149Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0124 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 26 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
051 OATH/ECB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 25 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 26 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date. This tax lot has 3 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-12-05

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BULKHED DOOR LEASDING TO THE ROOF

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-09-243 violations5+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT ASSEMBLIES WITH HOLES FOR PAD LOCK 2 OF THEM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRBULKHEAD DOOR.
D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUB HALL & BOILER ROOM DOOR.

1 more from the same inspection

§ 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 HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL AND BOILER ROOM DOOR.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 1996-02-205+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL 2ND ROOM FROM REAR ROOM 4TH STY EAST APT 4B M MENDEZ 402 4055 96000751. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 1996-01-234 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT & WATER LEAK CLG 4TH STY APT 4B BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT & WATER LEAK SOUTH WALL 4TH STY APT 4B BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''

2 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT & WATER LEAK CLG 4TH STY APT 4B 1ST ROOM FROM KITCHEN ER1. , SECTION '' ''
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT & WATER LEAK NORTH WALL 4TH STY APT 4B 1ST ROOM FROM KITCHEN MS MENDEZ 402 4055 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water16

Unsanitary Condition4

Electric1

Flooring/Stairs1

Paint/Plaster1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-10-29 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2025-07-26 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1158

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential882

Street/Sidewalk170

Unspecified65

Vehicle21

Commercial18

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

676

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony221

Misdemeanor340

Violation115

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 12 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2004-02-13

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1997-09-16

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-05-17

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22020-07-31$6,250 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-04-19Apt 5Aresidential

2018-04-19Apt 4Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2022-03-18

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2019-04-05

Access Warrant - lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-10-02

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2017-02-07

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MING YUAN CORP

Head officer

ALICE LEE

Managing agent

MING YUAN CORP

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1987-04-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1987-11-02 · $162,565

Mortgage1987-11-02$162,565

borrower MING YUAN CORP. · lender NYC / HPD

Sale1987-04-10no recorded price

LEE, DAVID H., HSU, PAO-CHU TSENG, LEE, ALICE H., HSU, MARTIN C.T. → MING YUAN CORPORATION

Mortgage1986-03-18$15,000

borrower LEE, ALICE H., HSU, DAO CHU TSENG, LEE, DAVID H., HSU, MARTIN CHUN TING · lender CHEN, FEN SHOU, KONG, JAMES, CHAN, PING KOON

Mortgage1986-03-18$110,000

borrower LEE, DAVID H., LEE, ALICE H., HSU, MARTIN CHUN TINE, HSU, PAO-CHU TSENG · lender LOS ANGELES NATIONALBNK

Sale1986-03-05no recorded price

C K C REAL ESTATE CORP → HSU, PAO-CHU TSENG, LEE, DAVID H., HSU, MARTIN CHUN TINE, LEE, ALICE H.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale