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2839 Decatur Avenue

2,050Records
14City systems
76Open violations
58.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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2,050 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 796 HPD complaints, 785 311 service requests, 281 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units39
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY,
BBL2032840034
BIN2016559

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 58.4. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations76 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · APPLIANCE (7) · GENERAL (6).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)GNF PROPERTIES CO LLC
Head officerAVNI GECAJ
Managing agentARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,494,000 $672,300
2026$1,506,000 $677,700
2027$1,494,000 $672,300

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayBedford Park Blvd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Park Blvd / Marion Av — Bx25 Bx26 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDecatur Ave & Oliver Pl · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III
Middle: I.S. 254. 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

2839 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

87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC — 20 buildings, 840 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C11 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 W Mosholu Parkway N BX91 C
2825 Claflin Avenue BX82 C
70 Marble Hill Avenue MN69 A
3424 DeKalb Avenue BX65 C
2895 Grand Concourse BX55 D
1230 Leland Avenue BX49 C
2760 Creston Avenue BX46 B
2786 Jerome Avenue BX42 D
710 Gerard Avenue BX39 C
2839 Decatur Avenue BX39 B
1134 Stratford Avenue BX39 C
2505 University Avenue BX36 D
1324 Ogden Avenue BX36 B
1921 Hobart Avenue BX33 C
6125 Broadway BX30 C
2550 Briggs Avenue BX28 C
4225 Carpenter Avenue BX26 C
2321 Hughes Avenue BX17 C
136 West 87 Street MN10 B
2628 3 Avenue BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $934,342 on 2011-07-05 (lender: Hudson Valley Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-14M&CON $4,500,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2021-07-14AL&R $4,500,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2016-08-17M&CON $4,500,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2016-08-17AL&R $4,500,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2011-07-05Agreement $2,750,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $2,750,000
2011-07-05AL&R $2,750,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $2,750,000
2011-07-05Mortgage $934,343 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $934,343
2005-08-10AL&R $2,000,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC $2,000,000
2005-08-10M&CON $2,000,000 — from GNF PROPERTIES COMPANY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $2,000,000
1997-04-03Mortgage $622,000 — from GNF PROPERTY COMPANYLLC to FIRST UNION NATIONALBANK/NORTH CAROLINA $622,000
1993-05-10Mortgage $190,000 — from G.N.F. PROPERTIES CO.; MIFTAR PARKING CORP to FRANGIPANI, JOSEPH $190,000
1990-07-31Mortgage $210,000 — from G.N.F. PROPERTIES CO.; MIFTAR PARKING CORP. to FRANGIPANI, JOSEPH $210,000
1986-05-19Mortgage $300,000 — from G.N.F. PROPERTIES CO. to QCSB REALTY CORP $300,000
1986-05-19Mortgage $250,000 — from G.N.F. PROPERTIES CO. to DECATUR ASSOCIATES,INC. $250,000
1986-05-19Mortgage $375,000 — from G.N.F. PROPERTIES COMPAN to DECATUR 199 ASSOCIATES $375,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706701279
201809705102
2019013902141
2020420603213
2021111832124
20221580362
20230870693
20240842591
20250460652
20260560864
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The full timeline

Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 1,897Ownership & money 48Health & systems 78

Every one of the 2,050 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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