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2537 Decatur Avenue

1,955Records
22City systems
34Open violations
190.8Penalty rate

1,955 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 669 HPD complaints, 550 311 service requests, 496 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1913
Floors5
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NIZAO REALTY CORP
BBL2032750057
BIN2016326, 2110068

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 190.8. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations34 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
8
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · ELECTRIC (5) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$181,537 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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)NIZAO REALTY CORP
Head officerALEXIS M BAEZ
Managing agentVALDESIA MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,243,000 $1,009,350
2026$2,019,000 $908,550
2027$2,105,000 $947,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Little CaesarsPizzaAMice 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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 — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Fordham Rd / Decatur Av — Bx9 Bx22 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE Fordham Rd & Webster Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 54
Middle: Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45. 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

2537 Decatur 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

86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 VALDESIA MANAGEMENT CORP — 6 buildings, 148 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
320 East 176 Street BX75 A
1400 Grand Concourse BX33 B
2537 Decatur Avenue BX27 C
1461 Bryant Avenue BX9 B
311 Church Street MN4 C
2031560066 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,270,000 on 2020-07-01 (lender: Santander Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-01Mortgage $1,270,000 — from NIZAO REALTY CORP to SANTANDER BANK $1,270,000
2020-03-03Deed $6,850,000 — from MED REALTY INC to NIZAO REALTY CORP $6,850,000
2020-03-03Agreement $1,700,000 — from NIZAO REALTY CORP to SANTANDER BANK NA $1,700,000
2020-02-21Sold for $6,850,000 $6,850,000 $253,704
2015-06-22Agreement $3,675,000 — from MED REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,675,000
2015-06-22Mortgage $1,322,421 — from MED REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,322,421
2012-06-18Agreement $2,495,561 — from MED REALTY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,495,561
2010-07-28Agreement $2,560,000 — from MED REALTY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,560,000
2010-07-28AL&R $2,560,000 — from MED REALTY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,560,000
2010-07-28Mortgage $551,991 — from MED REALTY INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $551,991
2006-11-01Agreement $2,100,000 — from MED REALTY, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,100,000
2006-11-01AL&R $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to MED REALTY, INC. $2,100,000
2006-11-01Mortgage $311,469 — from MED REALTY, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $311,469
2005-04-18Mortgage $400,000 — from MED REALTY, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $400,000
2005-04-18AL&R $400,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to MED REALTY, INC. $400,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
204
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700140418
20182613902149
20191119104197
202000516259
20210020103204
202201917405198
20230218806196
20240012608134
202502580363
2026065501273
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 1,762Ownership & money 54Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,955 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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