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2439 Jerome Avenue

1,029Records
16City systems
33Open violations
1370.2Penalty rate

1,029 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 335 HPD housing violations, 308 311 service requests, 299 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)2439 JEROME LLC
BBL2031990094
BIN2014330

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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 1370.2. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations33 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2008-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · APPLIANCE (11) · PLUMBING (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (9).

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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)2439 JEROME LLC
Head officerSteven Westreich
Managing agentWESTORCHARD MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,393,200 $626,940
2026$1,504,000 $676,800
2027$1,229,000 $553,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% 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

SubwayFordham Rd — 4 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fordham Rd — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Fordham Rd / Jerome Av — Bx12 · 150 ft
Citi BikeJerome Ave & W Fordham Rd · 300 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

2439 Jerome 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

102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 WESTORCHARD MANAGEMENT — 35 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C6 · D6 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
354 East 194 Street BX53 A
652 East 223 Street BX30 A
2835 Sedgwick Avenue BX25 A
1339 Morris Avenue BX25 A
610 Morris Park Avenue BX24 A
1139 Anderson Avenue BX23 A
1543 Jesup Avenue BX21 B
1311 Morris Avenue BX20 B
363 East 197 Street BX20 C
50 Clifford Place BX19 B
2783 Webb Avenue BX19 B
1437 Teller Avenue BX18 A
943 Sherman Avenue BX10 C
658 East 232 Street BX10 A
664 East 232 Street BX10 A
3419 Giles Place BX10 C
660 East 232 Street BX10 B
662 East 232 Street BX10 A
1824 Prospect Avenue BX9 B
666 East 223 Street BX9 B
611 Barretto Street BX9 C
2412 Webster Avenue BX8 D
1323 Inwood Avenue BX6 C
4566 Richardson Avenue BX6 D
2439 Jerome Avenue BX5 F
1006 Longfellow Avenue BX4 F
1543 Leland Avenue BX3 F
911 East 219 Street BX3 F
2668 Marion Avenue BX3 D
2715 Decatur Avenue BX3 F
1728 Lafayette Avenue BX2 D
656 East 223 Street BX2 C
2515 East Tremont Avenue BX2 F
1692 Weeks Avenue BX2 D
360 East 194 Street BX2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,470,000 on 2018-09-10 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-10Mortgage $1,470,000 — from 2439 JEROME LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,470,000
2018-09-10AL&R $1,470,000 — from 2439 JEROME LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,470,000
2017-10-18Deed $1,400,000 — from FAR EQUITIES LLC to 2439 JEROME LLC $1,400,000
2017-10-03Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $280,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170252330
201802338
201911035
20200510253
20210250227
202229703102
20231610365
2024018202184
2025111602119
20261430145
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 965Ownership & money 6Health & systems 36

Every one of the 1,029 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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