280 East 161st Street
An 8-story building with 204 apartments, built in 1980, in the Bronx, NY 10451.
Addresses on the lot: 270 to 308 East 161st Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
280 East 161st Street has 364 open HPD violations, 111 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 151 complaints to HPD in the past year, 55 about heat or hot water. It is registered to TEG MORRISANIA LLC.
Does 280 East 161st Street have open violations?
Yes: 364 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 111 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 197 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 56 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 23 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 151 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 55 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 280 East 161st Street?
280 East 161st Street is registered with HPD to TEG MORRISANIA LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in August 2026. HPD’s record has 51 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 29% of residential buildings in 10451 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 280 East 161st Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 289 East 161st Street155 apartments, built 2022
- 294 East 162nd Street126 apartments, built 2017
- 3203 Park Avenue85 apartments, built 1918
- 300 East 162nd Street21 apartments, built 1931
- 904 Morris Avenue24 apartments, built 1931
- 304 East 162nd Street21 apartments, built 1931
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02420-0120.