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2499 Grand Avenue

2,334Records
18City systems
18Open violations
88.3Penalty rate

2,334 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 752 HPD housing violations, 685 HPD complaints, 670 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1922
Floors5
Res. units46
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)2499 GRAND AVE. LLC
BBL2032130074
BIN2014644

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 88.3. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-03-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (19) · Water System (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Noise (11) · GENERAL (10).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (46)
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)2499 GRAND AVE LLC
Head officerRICK HERMAN
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,111,000 $1,399,950
2026$3,160,000 $1,422,000
2027$3,240,000 $1,458,000

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 650 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: University Av / W 190 St — Bx3 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAqueduct Ave & W 190 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

2499 Grand 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

118 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2922 Barnes Avenue BX129 B
97 Cooper Street MN82 B
2420 Morris Avenue BX74 C
180 Van Cortlandt Park S BX73 A
183 Claremont Avenue MN62 A
1226 Sherman Avenue BX61 D
1491 Watson Avenue BX60 B
1126 Evergreen Avenue BX60 B
1240 Sherman Avenue BX59 C
2830 Briggs Avenue BX58 C
3021 Holland Avenue BX56 C
160 Audubon Avenue MN55 B
2719 Morris Avenue BX54 F
1025 Leggett Avenue BX51 A
1081 Sheridan Avenue BX47 D
2499 Grand Avenue BX46 B
517 West 212 Street MN44 B
2489 Morris Avenue BX43 C
1171 Sherman Avenue BX42 C
1427 Taylor Avenue BX41 B
1900 Grand Concourse BX40 D
2438 Washington Avenue BX38 B
2547 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 C
1225 Sherman Avenue BX37 C
3050 Perry Avenue BX37 C
3511 Hull Avenue BX37 C
2541 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 F
2718 Morris Avenue BX37 C
136 West 168 Street BX36 A
1049 Grand Concourse BX36 C
2101 Grand Avenue BX33 C
1236 Grand Concourse BX31 C
219 Echo Place BX31 D
1466 Beach Avenue BX30 C
1459 Taylor Avenue BX30 C
144 East 208 Street BX28 C
1024 Walton Avenue BX27 C
221 East 173 Street BX26 B
450 East 165 Street BX25 C
566 East 187 Street BX24 C
2253 Ryer Avenue BX22 B
3485 Broadway MN22 B
3067 Decatur Avenue BX21 D
2761 University Avenue BX21 D
693 East 189 Street BX20 D
667 East 187 Street BX20 D
485 Washington Avenue BX20 D
1475 Taylor Avenue BX20 C
1876 Arthur Avenue BX20 C
663 Crescent Avenue BX20 D
1704 Van Buren Street BX19 D
276 East 7 Street MN19 B
540 East 187 Street BX17 D
2385 Lorillard Place BX17 B
155 Avenue C MN17 A
2389 Lorillard Place BX17 B
1539 Westchester Avenue BX17 C
134 West 20 Street MN16 B
518 East 187 Street BX16 C
576 East 187 Street BX16 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,770,956 on 2016-10-07 (lender: The Bridgehampton Natioinal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-07Agreement $5,810,000 — from 2499 GRAND AVE. LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIOINAL BANK $5,810,000
2016-10-07Mortgage $2,770,957 — from 2499 GRAND AVE. LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIOINAL BANK $2,770,957
2016-10-07AL&R $5,810,000 — from 2499 GRAND AVE. LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIOINAL BANK $5,810,000
2016-10-07Deed $8,298,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to 2499 GRAND AVE. LLC $8,298,000
2016-09-28Sold for $8,298,000 $8,298,000 $180,391
2012-06-28AL&R $3,300,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,300,000
2012-06-28M&CON $3,300,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,300,000
2009-03-18Mortgage $824,161 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGE $824,161
2009-03-18AL&R $2,600,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGE $2,600,000
2009-03-18Agreement $2,600,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGE $2,600,000
2004-11-24Mortgage $499,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $499,000
2004-11-24AL&R $499,000 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $499,000
2003-10-29Mortgage $261,342 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $261,342
2000-05-25Mortgage $610,700 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $610,700
2000-05-25Mortgage $634,300 — from 2499 GRAND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $634,300

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011812184
20180059362
20190049150
20202051154
2021012054210
2022002876293
20230056359
2024001622164
202501991101
20260143145
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 2,171Ownership & money 67Health & systems 47

Every one of the 2,334 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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