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850 Gerard Avenue

245Records
11City systems
27Open violations
435.3Penalty rate

245 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)850 GERARD REALTY CORP.
BBL2024740037
BIN2002908

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 435.3. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 14 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
2
’24–25
14
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · GENERAL (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$167,500 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$715,000 $42,900
2026$716,000 $42,960
2027$846,000 $50,760

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lechonera Y Pollo Sabroso RestaurantSouthwesternAMice evidence
The Sandwich BoardNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 161 St / River Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeGrand Concourse & E 161 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

850 Gerard 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
75
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
20181334222
201930227
20200016117
202100213
202200325
20230027330
20240270375
20250029332
20260016218
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 174Ownership & money 6Health & systems 33

Every one of the 245 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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