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42 West Fordham Road

738Records
16City systems
3Open violations
11.6Penalty rate

738 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 325 311 service requests, 138 HPD housing violations, 75 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1912
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2426 GRAND OPERATINGCORP
BBL2031990021
BIN2014307

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.6. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (109) · Graffiti (6) · Consumer Complaint (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Noise (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$119,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP
Head officerMORTY YASHAR
Managing agentNARESH RAMARATHNAM
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,800,000 $810,000
2026$1,913,000 $860,850
2027$1,951,000 $877,950

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Maria Bonita Bakery Juice BarBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayFordham Rd — 4 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fordham Rd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Fordham Rd / University Av — Bx12-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeGrand Ave & W Fordham Rd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
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 West Fordham Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $1,605,503 on 2019-08-15 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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
2019-08-15Mortgage $1,605,504 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,605,504
2019-08-15Agreement $6,600,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,600,000
2014-10-08Agreement $5,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $5,500,000
2014-10-08AL&R $5,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $5,500,000
2014-10-08AL&R $5,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $5,500,000
2014-10-08Agreement $5,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $5,500,000
2014-10-08Mortgage $1,320,974 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $1,320,974
2014-10-08Agreement $5,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $5,500,000
2014-10-08Mortgage $1,320,974 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $1,320,974
2014-10-08Mortgage $1,320,974 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $1,320,974
2014-10-08AL&R $5,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $5,500,000
2008-04-24M&CON $4,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $4,500,000
2008-04-24AL&R $4,500,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $4,500,000
2006-08-18M&CON $3,600,000 — from 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,600,000
2006-08-18AL&R $3,600,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 2426 GRAND OPERATING CORP. $3,600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721210226
201823620976
201930354446
202046330245
202161170428
20220090514
20231090717
202400640468
202500490655
202600290837
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 553Ownership & money 52Health & systems 90

Every one of the 738 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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