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2730 Decatur Avenue

3,752Records
17City systems
424Open violations
1020.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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3,752 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,547 HPD complaints, 1,135 HPD housing violations, 835 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units30
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES
BBL2032780022
BIN2016380

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1020.8. 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 violations424 total — 128 class C (immediately hazardous), 238 class B, 58 class A. Oldest open since 2011-08-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

82 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 64). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
64
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

293 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (79) · HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · PAINT/PLASTER (28) · Noise (27) · WATER LEAK (25).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC
Head officerSHIMON GREISMAN
Managing agentSHIMON GREISMAN
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$1,714,000 $771,300
2026$1,801,000 $810,450
2027$1,809,000 $814,050

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

Building systems

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 197 St — Bx41 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDecatur Ave & E 197 St · 100 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

2730 Decatur 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

293 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $305,797 on 2022-07-11 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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
2022-07-11Mortgage $305,798 — from 2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC; DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $305,798
2022-07-11Agreement $7,956,000 — from 2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC; DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,956,000
2022-07-11AL&R $7,956,000 — from 2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC; DECATUR AVE ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,956,000
2017-12-19Deed $5,555,000 — from 2730 DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to 2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES $5,555,000
2017-12-19ASPM $4,350,000 — from 2730 DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC; 2730 DECATUR AVE ESTATES to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS $4,350,000
2017-12-04Sold for $5,555,000 $5,555,000 $185,167
2016-11-02Mortgage $1,537,500 — from 2730 DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,537,500
2016-11-02Mortgage $2,812,500 — from 2730 DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $2,812,500
2016-11-02Agreement $5,625,000 — from DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC; 2730 DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING LLC $5,625,000
2016-11-02Agreement $4,350,000 — from 2730 DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $4,350,000
2015-05-18Agreement $5,625,000 — from DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,625,000
2015-05-18Deed $7,350,000 — from DECATUR TOWERS LLC; DECATUR EQUITIES LLC to DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC $7,350,000
2015-05-18AL&R $5,625,000 — from DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,625,000
2015-05-18Mortgage $1,629,917 — from DECATUR AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,629,917
2014-08-08Deed $5,400,000 — from 2730 DECATUR LLC; DECATUR GROUP LLC to DECATUR TOWERS LLC; DECATUR EQUITIES LLC $5,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015645165
2018519607208
20190680775
2020014402146
2021013305138
20220554463
2023423808250
2024021704221
2025053102533
2026153902542
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 3,592Ownership & money 67Health & systems 68

Every one of the 3,752 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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