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42 Buchanan Place

134Records
9City systems
3Open violations
122.7Penalty rate

134 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 rodent inspections, 43 311 service requests, 10 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built2006
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)GRAND ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC
BBL2031960109
BIN2113573

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 122.7. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-05-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (14) · Derelict Vehicles (6) · Encampment (5) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Dumping (2).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)GRAND ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC
Head officerMAURICE KOHAN
Managing agentGRAND ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$956,000 $57,360
2026$866,000 $51,960
2027$891,000 $53,460

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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

Subway183 St — 4 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
182-183 Sts — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / W 183 St — Bx32 · 550 ft
Citi BikeBuchanan Pl & Grand Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 Bronx
Middle: 447,363. 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

42 Buchanan Place

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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 GRAND ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC — 7 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2224 Grand Avenue BX3 D
2220 Grand Avenue BX3 C
40 Buchanan Place BX3 D
2228 Grand Avenue BX3 D
2226 Grand Avenue BX3 D
42 Buchanan Place BX3 D
2222 Grand Avenue BX3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2022-08-16 (lender: Axos Bank), covering 7 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
2022-08-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from GRAND ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC to AXOS BANK $3,000,000
2004-07-21Deed $875,000 — from R&R PROPERTIES to OTIS & 46, LLC $875,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20180022
20195027
20200011
202150510
202231610
20232035
202470512
2025240731
2026110314
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 3Health & systems 53

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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