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2440 Prospect Avenue

1,187Records
12City systems
291Open violations
2739.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Belmont
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1,187 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 391 HPD housing violations, 318 311 service requests, 294 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)LOPEZ, KELVIN V
BBL2031150017
BIN2013064

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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 2739.7. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations291 total — 92 class C (immediately hazardous), 134 class B, 65 class A. Oldest open since 2014-09-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
6
’25–26

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: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · GENERAL (6) · APPLIANCE (6) · WATER LEAK (6).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)VICTOR QUIMIS
Last registered2013-12-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$739,000 $44,340
2026$719,000 $43,140
2027$814,000 $48,840

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayPelham Pkwy — 2 5 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Crotona Av / E 187 St — Bx17 · 450 ft
Citi BikeSouthern Blvd & E 187 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia
Middle: Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45. 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

2440 Prospect 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

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,811 on 2016-07-20 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-27Deed $390,000 — from QUIMIS, VICTOR to LOPEZ, KELVIN V $390,000
2026-01-13Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $130,000
2025-09-04M&CON $310,311 — from LOPEZ, KELVIN V to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $310,311
2016-09-08Agreement $296,386 — from LOPEZ, KELVIN V to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $296,386
2016-07-20Mortgage $120,812 — from LOPEZ, KELVIN V to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $120,812
2014-06-26Mortgage $410,815 — from LOPEZ, KELVIN V to MERS $410,815
2014-06-26Deed $425,000 — from QUIMIS, VICTOR to LOPEZ, KELVIN V $425,000
2013-11-18Deed $200,000 — from INFINITY HOLDINGS OF NEW YORK CORP. to QUIMIS, VICTOR $200,000
2006-11-14Mortgage $110,000 — from PETTIS, MARGARITA to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $110,000
2006-11-14Mortgage $440,000 — from PETTIS, MARGARITA to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $440,000
2006-11-14Deed $550,000 — from PASSARO, ANTHONY to PETTIS, MARGARITA $550,000
2004-09-07Mortgage $20,000 — from PASSARO, ANTHONY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $20,000
2003-08-05Mortgage $60,000 — from PASSARO, ANTHONY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $60,000
2001-03-16Mortgage $40,000 — from PASSARO, ANTHONY to ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC. $40,000
1998-04-07Mortgage $28,000 — from PASSARO, SUSIE to FHB FUNDING CORP. $28,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170240327
20180371240
201901247
202018540173
2021168301100
2022010403107
20230240327
2024018604190
20250882696
20261572161
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The full timeline

Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 1,035Ownership & money 38Health & systems 71

Every one of the 1,187 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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