2718 Morris Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03316-0026BIN 2017477

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0120 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 37 apartments
0220 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 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 31 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 37 apartments.

2018 — 30 units registered2023 — 31

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1921

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 67 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

Open now

589

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 housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

154

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition35

Paint/Plaster30

Plumbing22

General18

Water Leak15

Appliance12

Heat/Hot Water11

Safety4

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

1849

Noise reports · last 12 mo

154

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1071

Street/Sidewalk649

Vehicle68

Unspecified55

Commercial6

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

847

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony274

Misdemeanor431

Violation142

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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-01-03

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · COMPBLD-STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BUILDING NONE2023-04-15

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE INSPECTN RPT FOR STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISE

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

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

2026-04-20Apt 2Eresidential

2025-03-27Apt BBresidential

2024-12-05Apt NBresidential

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 2010-09-13

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2009-09-01

Access Warrant - lead

CLOSEDOpened 2009-06-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-06-16

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2718 Morris Ave 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 22026-08-20$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12023-10-05$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-07-12 · $6,600,000

Most recent mortgage2018-07-12 · $4,093,227.42

Mortgage2018-07-12$4,093,227.42

borrower 2718 MORRIS AVE. LLC, 2719-2721 MORRIS AVE. LLC · lender CONNECTONE BANK

Sale2018-07-12$6,600,000

BILYNN REALTY II LLC → 2718 MORRIS AVE. LLC

Mortgage2016-08-10$905,068.4

borrower BILYNN REALTY II LLC · lender ASTORIA BANK

Mortgage2014-10-15$445,064.73

borrower BILYNN REALTY II LLC · lender ASTORIA BANK

Sale2007-11-30no recorded price

BILYNN REALTY CORP. → BILYNN REALTY II LLC

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