2489 Morris Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03189-0020BIN 2014126

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0144 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 43 apartments
0227 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)
056 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 43 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 43 apartments.

2018 — 43 units registered2023 — 43

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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Rent regulation

The building

1923

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 18 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 building36 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

155

Open now

548

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 2GIssued 2026-10-15

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUCKELING WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-10-15

§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-10-15

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2026-10-02

§ 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 HINGE AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

244

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition50

Heat/Hot Water40

Paint/Plaster37

Plumbing34

Water Leak20

Electric17

Appliance13

General11

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

1568

Noise reports · last 12 mo

131

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential719

Street/Sidewalk700

Vehicle82

Unspecified43

Commercial21

Park3

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

1199

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

100

≈ per month

Felony342

Misdemeanor719

Violation138

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

2022–20231 infested · 1 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-23

FTC COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#342157 VIO#052725PI20702SB DATED 05-27-25 REQUIRING OWNER TO SUBMIT CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF INSP START BLDG REPAIRS UNDER PERMIT BY 7/27/25 IMMED COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#342157 & VIO# 052725PI20702SB TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-05-27

CORRECTION ACTION PLAN REQ'D. OBSVD @ EXP1 MASONRY CRACKS/SPALLING @ MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. OBSVD @ EXP2 CRACKED GLASS WINDOW @ 2FL @ EXP2/3 OBSVD MASONRY BULGING @ THE PARAPET LEVEL. @ THE INTERIOR COURTYARD OBSVD A CRACKED WINDOW ON 2FL. OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN REG DESIGN PROF TO EVAL ENTIRE BLDG & TO SUMBIT CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN WITHIN 30 DAYS

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-05-27

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER REQ'D. OBSVD @ EXP3 INTERIOR COURTYARD, HAZ COND SUCH AS DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS, CRACKED/SPALLING MASONRY @ PARAPET LEVEL & A CRACKED GLASS WINDOW ON 2FL. IMMED PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE/PROTECT PUBLIC @ EXP3 INTERIOR COUTYARD WHICH IS THE TENANTS MAIN EGRESS PATH:INSTALL S/W SHED APPROX 90 LINEAR FT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-03-02Apt 5Fresidential

2025-10-28Apt Hresidential

2025-04-23Apt 5Dresidential

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 2026-03-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-08

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2019-01-09

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2017-08-14

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

20 E 190TH ST LLC

Head officer

RICK HERMAN

Managing agent

JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.

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

1024 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 1126 EVERGREEN AVENUEBRONX 1225 SHERMAN AVENUEBRONX 1226 SHERMAN AVENUEBRONX 1236 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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 12025-11-13$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-09-28 · $7,700,000

Most recent mortgage2016-09-28 · $2,575,141.56

Sale2016-09-28$7,700,000

20 EAST 190 LLC → 20 E. 190TH ST. LLC

Mortgage2016-09-28$2,575,141.56

borrower 20 E. 190TH ST. LLC · lender THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2009-03-06$1,077,748.59

borrower 20 EAST 190 LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NORTH

Mortgage2003-02-07$397,020.64

borrower 20 EAST 190 LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2000-06-01$1,260,000

borrower 20 EAST 190 LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

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