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3531 3 Avenue

1,276Records
19City systems
1Open violations
139.1Penalty rate

1,276 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 351 311 service requests, 349 HPD complaints, 304 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)JEFFERSON/3531 LLC
BBL2023730043
BIN2091168, 2091169

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 139.1. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Derelict Vehicles (11) · Illegal Parking (9) · GENERAL (7) · ELECTRIC (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$113,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JEFFERSON.3531 LLC
Head officerRAMON ESCOBAR
Managing agentJEFFERSON 3531 LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$733,000 $329,850
2026$740,000 $333,000
2027$783,000 $352,350

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $192,801 a year ($15.24 per sq ft), operating expenses $101,081 ($7.99 per sq ft), net operating income $91,720. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Antojitos Del Mangu Restaurant 3rdSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway170 St — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 168 St — Bx15 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 169 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

3531 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JEFFERSON 3531 LLC — 2 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
625 Jefferson Place BX16 B
3531 3 Avenue BX12 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $403,665 on 2016-07-26 (lender: Cpc Funding Spe 1 LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-07-26AL&R $403,665 — from JEFFERSON/3531 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $403,665
2016-07-26AL&R $899,475 — from JEFFERSON/3531 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $899,475
2016-07-26AL&R $1,596,335 — from JEFFERSON/3531 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,596,335
2016-07-26Deed $58,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JEFFERSON/3531 LLC $58,000
2016-07-26Mortgage $403,665 — from JEFFERSON/3531 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $403,665
2016-07-26Mortgage $899,475 — from JEFFERSON/3531 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $899,475
2016-07-26Mortgage $1,596,335 — from JEFFERSON/3531 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,596,335
1991-01-28Mortgage $500,000 — from 3531 THIRD AVE HSNGDEV $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720210932
201876130127
201901510153
202000310031
202140290437
202200860187
202324680276
202400790180
202500289138
202601190525
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 1,067Ownership & money 32Health & systems 76

Every one of the 1,276 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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