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2254 Bassford Avenue

1,443Records
18City systems
6Open violations
386.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Belmont
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1,443 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 433 311 service requests, 423 HPD housing violations, 398 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC
BBL2030500102
BIN2011584

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 386.5. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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23
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · APPLIANCE (6) · PLUMBING (5) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerJACOB JACOBOWITZ
Managing agentBASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,454,000 $654,300
2026$1,728,000 $777,600
2027$1,382,000 $621,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway182-183 Sts — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 183 St — Bx15 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 182 St & Park Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 The Community School of Technology
Middle: J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles. 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

2254 Bassford Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC — 2 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2280 Bathgate Avenue BX20 C
2254 Bassford Avenue BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2019-10-28 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), 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
2025-01-08Agreement $4,760,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC $4,760,000
2019-10-28M&CON $4,300,000 — from BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,300,000
2019-10-28Mortgage $700,000 — from BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $700,000
2019-10-28Agreement $5,000,000 — from BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2017-01-03M&CON $4,300,000 — from BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,300,000
2016-04-25AL&R $4,300,000 — from BASSFORD HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,300,000
2016-04-25Mortgage $3,000,000 — from BOSTON REALTY HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2016-04-13Agreement $6,000,000 — from BOSTON REALTY HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2014-12-09Agreement $6,000,000 — from BOSTON REALTY HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2014-12-09Deed $8,500,000 — from Z METRO POLLIS LLC to BOSTON REALTY HOLDING LLC $8,500,000
2013-05-09AL&R $6,000,000 — from Z METRO POLLIS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2013-05-09Agreement $6,000,000 — from Z METRO POLLIS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2013-05-09Mortgage $1,500,000 — from Z METRO POLLIS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2011-11-09Agreement $4,500,000 — from Z METRO POLLIS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2011-11-09Mortgage $2,850,838 — from Z METRO POLLIS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,850,838

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010412107
2018216304169
2019111555126
20200760379
2021019807205
202213801049
202305301063
20240320638
20250742682
20260380341
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 1,291Ownership & money 54Health & systems 73

Every one of the 1,443 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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