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2489 Tiebout Avenue

5,750Records
16City systems
73Open violations
1119.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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5,750 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,035 HPD complaints, 1,822 311 service requests, 1,625 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units26
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)TIEBOUT HEIGHTS LLC
BBL2031480025
BIN2013480

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1119.8. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations73 total — 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-31.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

650 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 282 · winter 2024–25: 181 · winter 2025–26: 55 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

282
’23–24
181
’24–25
55
’25–26
8
’26–27

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

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

691 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (309) · DOOR/WINDOW (64) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (54) · GENERAL (45) · PAINT/PLASTER (39) · PLUMBING (36).

Filed construction activity

$7,000 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)TIEBOUT HEIGHTS LLC
Head officerRAMIN RODFAR
Managing agentTIEBOUT HEIGHTS LLC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,085,000 $488,250
2026$1,254,000 $564,300
2027$1,341,000 $603,450

The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

SubwayFordham Rd — B D · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Fordham Rd — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: East Fordham Rd / Valentine Av — Bx12 · 250 ft
Citi BikeTiebout Ave & E Fordham Rd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 085 Great Expectations
Middle: The Angelo Patri Middle School. 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

2489 Tiebout 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

691 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 309 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 TIEBOUT HEIGHTS LLC — 2 buildings, 51 units. Grades across the portfolio: F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2489 Tiebout Avenue BX26 F
2483 Tiebout Avenue BX25 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,610,000 on 2015-09-10 (lender: The Suffolk County National Bank Of Riverhead), 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
2015-09-10Agreement $5,650,000 — from TIEBOUT HEIGHTS, LLC to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $5,650,000
2015-09-10Mortgage $2,610,000 — from TIEBOUT HEIGHTS, LLC to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $2,610,000
2015-09-10AL&R $5,650,000 — from TIEBOUT HEIGHTS, LLC to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $5,650,000
2013-12-26Deed $3,900,000 — from AP-AMSTERDAM TIEBOUT LLC; FY TIEBOUT LLC to TIEBOUT HEIGHTS LLC $3,900,000
2013-12-26ASPM $3,040,000 — from MAIDMAN, MITCHELL A; KHOMARI, ROBERT; TIEBOUT HEIGHTS LLC; AP-AMSTERDAM TIEBOUT LLC; FY TI to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $3,040,000
2005-09-06AL&R $3,040,000 — from AP-AMSTERDAM TIEBOUT LLC; FY 880 TIEBOUT LLC to CIBC INC. $3,040,000
2005-07-08Mortgage $1,837,032 — from AP-AMSTERDAM TIEBOUT LLC; FY TIEBOUT AVENUE CO, LLC to CIBC, INC. $1,837,032
2005-07-08Deed $3,775,000 — from 2483-89 TIEBOUT AVENUE CO, LLC to FY TIEBOUT AVENUE CO, LLC; AP-AMSTERDAM TIEBOUT LLC $3,775,000
2003-03-14Mortgage $349,818 — from 2483-89 TIEBOUT AVENUE CO., LLC to HSBC BANK USA $349,818
2003-03-14Agreement $1,250,000 — from 2483-89 TIEBOUT AVENUE CO., LLC to HSBC BANK USA $1,250,000
1999-11-19Mortgage $58,807 — from 2483-89 TIEBOUT AVENUE CO., L.L.C. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK $58,807
1997-07-09Mortgage $333,857 — from 2483-89 TIEBOUT AVENUE CO. L.L.C. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $333,857
1994-10-11Mortgage $32,117 — from COULSTON, GERALD; COULSTON, CLIFFORD G. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIO $32,117
1988-06-21Mortgage $600,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT EXC/OF; COULSTON, CLIFFORD EXEC to SKYLAKE STATE BANK $600,000
1984-05-24Mortgage $19,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT/EXOF; COULSTON, CLIFFORD G./EX to CITY OF NEW YORK $19,000

Ten-year activity

2,0001,0000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
1,052
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170332305331
20180290905916
201900430012442
20200014706153
202100171012183
202200768014782
20230050904513
2024261,0330111,052
202510434011446
20263031823326
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 5,554Ownership & money 51Health & systems 116

Every one of the 5,750 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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