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2641 Jerome Avenue

1,716Records
18City systems
8Open violations
57.6Penalty rate

1,716 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 657 HPD complaints, 500 311 service requests, 350 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1912
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TIMAC JEROME LLC
BBL2032020042
BIN2014398

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.6. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2007-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · Water System (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (5) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$200,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)TIMAC JEROME LLC
Head officerMICHAEL MERGES
Managing agentTIMAC JEROME
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,993,000 $896,850
2026$1,896,000 $853,200
2027$1,897,000 $853,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Com Tam Ninh Kieu RestaurantAsian/Asian FusionBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Food Worker Hygiene) · 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

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — 4 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Kingsbridge Rd / Jerome Av — Bx9 Bx22 · 200 ft
Citi BikeJerome Ave & W 193 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 86, 246, 340
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

2641 Jerome Avenue

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

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 TIMAC JEROME — 2 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2639 Jerome Avenue BX19 B
2641 Jerome Avenue BX19 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,315,223 on 2021-05-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 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
2021-05-12Mortgage $1,315,223 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,315,223
2021-05-12Agreement $4,750,000 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,750,000
2017-04-14Mortgage $742,895 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $742,895
2017-04-14Agreement $3,700,000 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,700,000
2013-08-16Deed $4,300,000 — from 2639-2641 JEROME LLC to TIMAC JEROME LLC $4,300,000
2013-08-16Agreement $3,200,000 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,200,000
2013-08-16Mortgage $316,482 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $316,482
2010-07-19AL&R $3,000,000 — from 2639-2641 JEROME LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2010-07-19Agreement $3,000,000 — from 2639-2641 JEROME LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2010-07-19Mortgage $493,041 — from 2639-2641 JEROME LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $493,041
2006-10-11Deed $3,475,000 — from JEROME AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to 2639-2641 JEROME LLC $3,475,000
2006-10-11Mortgage $719,235 — from 2639-2641 JEROME LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $719,235
2006-10-11Agreement $2,630,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 2639-2641 JEROME LLC $2,630,000
2006-10-11AL&R $2,630,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 2639-2641 JEROME LLC $2,630,000
2003-09-08Mortgage $423,876 — from JEROME AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $423,876

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170132410
201851360446
201900330538
2020638805102
202120402246
202200820486
202300690473
202400770481
202500290635
202600160420
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 1,540Ownership & money 56Health & systems 87

Every one of the 1,716 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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