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53 West Fordham Road

510Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

510 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 311 service requests, 67 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 55 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1921
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)1183 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC
BBL2032130043
BIN2014637

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

237 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (206) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Graffiti (3) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,790,080 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,996,000 $2,248,200
2026$5,740,000 $2,583,000
2027$4,892,000 $2,201,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BocaoMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pesticide, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fordham Rd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Fordham Rd / University Av — Bx12-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeGrand Ave & W Fordham Rd · 100 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

53 West Fordham Road

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

237 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $4,840,060 on 2018-10-04 (lender: Israel Discount Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-07AL&R $8,100,000 — from 1567 REALTY LLC; 1183 LATBUSH AVENUE LLC; JEROME AVENUE REALTY LLC to STEARNS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,100,000
2021-05-07M&CON $8,100,000 — from JEROME AVENUE REALTY LLC; 1567 REALTY LLC; 1183 LATBUSH AVENUE LLC to STEARNS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,100,000
2019-07-18Deed $2,417,110 — from CKC ACQUISITIONS LLC to 1183 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC $2,417,110
2019-05-17Sold for $2,417,110 $2,417,110 $402,852
2018-10-04AL&R $7,900,000 — from 1567 REALTY LLC; JEROME AVENUE REALTY LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $7,900,000
2018-10-04Deed $10,100,000 — from 53 FORDHAM LLC to JEROME AVENUE REALTY LLC; 1567 REALTY LLC $10,100,000
2018-10-04Mortgage $4,840,061 — from JEROME AVENUE REALTY LLC; 1567 REALTY LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $4,840,061
2018-10-04Agreement $7,900,000 — from 1567 REALTY LLC; JEROME AVENUE REALTY LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $7,900,000
2018-09-26Sold for $10,100,000 $10,100,000 $1,683,333
2013-03-01AL&R $3,600,000 — from 53 FORDHAM LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $3,600,000
2013-03-01M&CON $3,600,000 — from 53 FORDHAM LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $3,600,000
2006-09-21Mortgage $1,580,836 — from 53 FORDHAM LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,580,836
2006-09-21AL&R $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 53 FORDHAM LLC $3,500,000
2006-09-21Agreement $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 53 FORDHAM LLC $3,500,000
1999-08-05Mortgage $869,947 — from 53 FORDHAM LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $869,947

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000044
20182087219
201910613020
2020150240039
20212044010
202211100012
2023201101225
202400900494
20250210018111
202670462257
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 313Ownership & money 69Health & systems 58

Every one of the 510 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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