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2639 Jerome Avenue

1,355Records
15City systems
4Open violations
112.6Penalty rate

1,355 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 505 HPD complaints, 342 311 service requests, 299 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1912
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TIMAC JEROME LLC
BBL2032020044
BIN2014399

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 112.6. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

105 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 37). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
38
’24–25
37
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (51) · Noise (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

$95,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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$1,990,000 $895,500
2026$1,893,000 $851,850
2027$1,895,000 $852,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% 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

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — 4 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Kingsbridge Rd / Jerome Av — Bx9 Bx22 · 250 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

2639 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

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 51 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
2013-08-16Mortgage $316,482 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $316,482
2013-08-16Agreement $3,200,000 — from TIMAC JEROME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,200,000
2013-08-16Deed $4,300,000 — from 2639-2641 JEROME LLC to TIMAC JEROME LLC $4,300,000
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
2006-10-11AL&R $2,630,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 2639-2641 JEROME LLC $2,630,000
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
2006-10-11Deed $3,475,000 — from JEROME AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to 2639-2641 JEROME LLC $3,475,000
2003-09-08Mortgage $423,876 — from JEROME AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $423,876

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700342238
2018001901029
201900540963
202075160230
202132392248
202200410142
202300150217
202411860189
202511720175
202600310233
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 1,188Ownership & money 57Health & systems 69

Every one of the 1,355 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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