1340 Merriam Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02531-0013BIN 2003531

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0137 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 68 apartments
0224 of those issued in the last 3 years
0312 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
053 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 DOB 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 69 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 68 apartments.

2018 — 69 units registered2023 — 69

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 62 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building11 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

118

Open now

1140

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B42Issued 2026-10-13RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT B42, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''southwest''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B42Issued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT B42, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''southwest''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D23Issued 2026-08-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D23, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''North''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D23Issued 2026-08-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D23, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''North''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

790

All time

159

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water255

Plumbing139

Paint/Plaster101

Unsanitary Condition84

Flooring/Stairs52

Appliance39

Water Leak34

Door/Window29

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

804

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential372

Vehicle231

Street/Sidewalk157

Commercial16

Park14

Unspecified13

Helicopter1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

473

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony138

Misdemeanor236

Violation99

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-07Apt C22residential

2025-08-01Apt C44residential

2024-10-03Apt C31residential

2019-01-17Apt B25residential

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

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 2026-07-02

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-06-29

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-11-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-09-15

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1340 M LLC

Head officer

DAVID SCHORR

Managing agent

ALEX ALVARADO

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

1200 COLLEGE AVENUEBRONX 1305 SHERIDAN AVENUEBRONX 1310 SHERIDAN AVENUEBRONX 1504 SHERIDAN AVENUEBRONX 2170 UNIVERSITY AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

ConstructionClass 22026-04-17$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-12-04$2,500 penalty

ConstructionClass 12022-07-28$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-10-16 · $5,900,000

Most recent mortgage2020-08-06 · $1,474,430.28

Mortgage2020-08-06$1,474,430.28

borrower 1340 M LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2015-07-09$1,804,980.52

borrower 1340 M LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2012-10-16$5,900,000

1340 MERRIAM AVE. CORP. → 1340 M LLC

Mortgage2012-10-16$4,435,200

borrower 1340 M LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1990-05-14$168,750

borrower 1340 MERRIAM AVE CORP · lender CITY OF NEW YORK

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