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2820 Bailey Avenue

2,800Records
17City systems
28Open violations
42.1Penalty rate

2,800 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,581 311 service requests, 805 HPD complaints, 265 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10463
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units102
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)RUCON PROPERTIES LLC C/O MILBROOK
BBL2032590014
BIN2015866, 2125097, 2129500

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 42.1. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1989-12-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

269 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 60 · winter 2024–25: 96 · winter 2025–26: 104). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

60
’23–24
96
’24–25
104
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

326 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (134) · Noise (114) · Water System (16) · Illegal Parking (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (102)
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)RUCON PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerRUBIN PIKUS
Managing agentMILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,210,000 $2,794,500
2026$6,296,000 $2,833,200
2027$6,758,000 $3,041,100

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMarble Hill-225 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Kingsbridge Rd / Bailey Av — Bx9 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBailey Ave & W 229 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 310 Marble Hill
Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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

2820 Bailey 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

326 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 134 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 MILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD — 26 buildings, 1,308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2820 Bailey Avenue BX102 C
108 West 227 Street MN82 A
320 Wadsworth Avenue MN80 A
2121 Westbury Court BK67 B
1645 Grand Concourse BX67 A
253 Sherman Avenue MN65 B
16 East 169 Street BX64 A
2525 Morris Avenue BX64 B
3130 Albany Crescent BX59 A
1325 Edward L Grant Hwy BX57 A
1332 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
120 West 228 Street MN56 B
760 Riverside Drive MN56 B
1 Audubon Avenue MN55 A
4520 Broadway MN54 A
320 Eastern Parkway BK50 A
1400 St Nicholas Avenue MN40 B
1479 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 B
2670 Broadway MN37 B
4841 Broadway MN35 B
556 West 180 Street MN31 A
550 West 180 Street MN30 A
1337 Edward L Grant Hwy BX28 A
1585 1 Avenue MN16 A
414 East 83 Street MN11 A
1627 2 Avenue MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $498,221 on 2020-11-16 (lender: Symetra Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-16Mortgage $498,221 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $498,221
2020-11-16Agreement $3,340,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $3,340,000
2018-08-01Mortgage $373,256 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $373,256
2018-08-01AL&R $2,935,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,935,000
2018-08-01Agreement $2,935,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,935,000
2011-12-28AL&R $2,800,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,800,000
2011-12-28Agreement $2,800,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to RUCON PROPERTIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPE $2,800,000
2011-12-28Mortgage $602,477 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $602,477
2004-01-02M&CON $2,550,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,550,000
2002-11-08Mortgage $2,450,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $2,450,000
2000-08-10Mortgage $617,445 — from RUCON PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $617,445
1994-08-22Mortgage $553,121 — from RUCON PROPERTIES, NYL.P.; RUCON PROPERTIES to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY $553,121
1986-04-11Mortgage $550,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES to COLUMBIA EQUITIES, LTD. $550,000
1985-05-13Mortgage $700,000 — from RUCON PROPERTIES to CHEMICAL BANK $700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700800383
20182111565129
20190118406191
20200113242139
20210124001242
20220317404181
20230011901120
20240017702179
20250023804242
20260012301124
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 2,672Ownership & money 53Health & systems 36

Every one of the 2,800 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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