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2098 Ryer Avenue

932Records
11City systems
237Open violations
1685.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10457 · Neighborhood: Mount Hope
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932 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 300 HPD housing violations, 251 HPD complaints, 246 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)OGUBUNKA, OKECHUKWU
BBL2031490080
BIN2013532

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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 1685.3. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations237 total — 69 class C (immediately hazardous), 118 class B, 50 class A. Oldest open since 2009-06-03.
Active vacate order3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
6
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · PLUMBING (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

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)OKECHUKWU OGUBUNKA
Last registered2024-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$750,000 $45,000
2026$894,000 $53,640
2027$800,000 $48,000

The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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 2014 (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

Subway182-183 Sts — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 180 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 550 ft
Citi BikeValentine Ave & E 181 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 209 (K-2), 9 (K-5)
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

2098 Ryer 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

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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: $10,394 on 2007-10-15 (lender: Chibs Enterprises, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-04M&CON $712,357 — from OGUBUNKA, OKECHUKWU to U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $712,357
2007-10-15Mortgage $468,000 — from OGUBUNKA, OKECHUKWU to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $468,000
2007-10-15Mortgage $10,395 — from OGUBUNKA, OKECHUKWU to CHIBS ENTERPRISES, INC. $10,395
2007-10-15Deed $520,000 — from BEY, SHIRLEY; ROUSE-BEY, SHIRLEY; BEY, LEIGH to OGUBUNKA, OKECHUKWU $520,000
2005-04-29Deed $435,000 — from KARO, RON to BEY, A/K/A SHIRLEY; ROUSE-BEY, SHIRLEY; BEY, LEIGH $435,000
2005-04-29Mortgage $65,150 — from BEY, A/K/A SHIRLEY; BEY, LEIGH; ROUSE-BEY, SHIRLEY to MERS $65,150
2005-04-29Mortgage $347,600 — from BEY, A/K/A SHIRLEY; BEY, LEIGH; ROUSE-BEY, SHIRLEY to MERS $347,600
2004-10-01Deed $200,000 — from COLLINS , ALFRED J to KARO , RON $200,000
2004-10-01Mortgage $180,000 — from KARO, RON to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017240244
2018011412126
20190751287
2020041748
202101093112
2022055863
202301095114
2024037845
2025047451
2026280385
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 827Ownership & money 18Health & systems 82

Every one of the 932 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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