1271 Morris Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02450-0038BIN 2002619Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open HPD violation(s)
023 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 1), discharged 2012-05-04.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 16 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 16 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 16

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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The building

1916

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building12 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

103

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.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-14

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT AT DOOR AT FIRE PASSAGE WAY, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 21Issued 2016-10-285+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT CELLAR APT 21

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 21Issued 2016-10-285+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN CLOSET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT CELLAR APT 21

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition8

Heat/Hot Water5

Paint/Plaster5

Plumbing4

Door/Window2

Flooring/Stairs2

Water Leak1

Electric1

PlumbingWater Supply2026-07-04 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-01-08 · closed

Flooring/StairsFloor2024-10-28 · 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

1250

Noise reports · last 12 mo

104

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential550

Street/Sidewalk484

Vehicle104

Commercial77

Unspecified34

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

656

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony199

Misdemeanor354

Violation103

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 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

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.

No active DOB violations.

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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-07-10Apt 1residential

2024-08-01Apt 2residential

2017-01-03Apt 43residential

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 2017-10-06

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2010-01-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-06-04

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2009-04-09

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

OLR MM, L.P.

Head officer

SARAH MURDOCH

Managing agent

PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1269 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 1663 EASTBURN AVENUEBRONX 1744 CLAY AVENUEBRONX 217 HOWARD AVENUEBROOKLYN 350 CHAUNCEY STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2010-11-24 · $333,333

Most recent mortgage2022-02-24 · $5,310,000

Mortgage2022-02-24$5,310,000

borrower OLR MM, L.P., OLR MM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC. · lender MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA

Mortgage2013-12-09$2,900,000

borrower OLR MM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC., OLR MM, L.P. · lender CITIBANK, N.A.

Sale2010-11-24$333,333

ARNOLD SPIEGEL, ESQ., REFEREE → OLR MM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC., OLR MM, L.P.

Mortgage2010-11-24$8,900,000

borrower OLR MM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC., OLR MM, L.P. · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Mortgage2010-11-24$1,333,251

borrower OLR MM, L.P., OLR MM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC. · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

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.