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2965 Decatur Avenue

1,123Records
20City systems
29Open violations
149.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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1,123 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 321 311 service requests, 236 HPD housing violations, 231 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1936
Floors6
Res. units37
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)2965 DECATUR OWNERS INC
BBL2032850052
BIN2016582

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 149.5. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 violations29 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1999-05-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

249 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 178 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

178
’23–24
40
’24–25
31
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

181 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (121) · Elevator (17) · Noise (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · WATER LEAK (4).

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 (1936)
YesSix or more residential units (37)
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)2965 DECATUR OWNERS INC
Head officerJonathan Samet
Managing agentGoldmont Realty Corp
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,692,000 $761,400
2026$1,703,000 $766,350
2027$2,039,000 $917,550

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $610,257 a year ($15.43 per sq ft), operating expenses $378,494 ($9.57 per sq ft), net operating income $231,763. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

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 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

SubwayBedford Park Blvd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College — 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Park Blvd / Marion Av — Bx25 Bx26 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDecatur Ave & Bedford Park Blvd · 300 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

2965 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

181 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 121 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 GOLDMONT REALTY CORP — 16 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31 East 21 Street BK49 C
20 Butler Place BK47 A
543 West 162 Street MN44 B
21 East 21 Street BK41 D
344 West 49 Street MN40 A
2965 Decatur Avenue BX37 C
New Haven Avenue QN26 A
768 45 Street BK24 A
290 West 147 Street MN20 C
775 St Johns Place BK16 C
882 Union Street BK15 A
1423 Flatbush Avenue BK14 C
193 Columbia Street BK3 D
195 Columbia Street BK2 D
191 Columbia Street BK2 C
189 Columbia Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $294,877 on 2017-07-19 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $166,764 — from SAG-DECATUR HOLDINGS GROUP L.P. to DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC; DECATUR RUGBY LLC $166,764
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $132,965 — from C.I.H. REALTY CORP. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $132,965
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $132,965 — from C.I.H. REALTY CORP. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $132,965
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $166,764 — from SAG-DECATUR HOLDINGS GROUP L.P. to DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC; DECATUR RUGBY LLC $166,764
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $166,764 — from SAG-DECATUR HOLDINGS GROUP L.P. to DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC; DECATUR RUGBY LLC $166,764
2025-10-03RPTT&RET $58,967 — from SAG-DECATUR HOLDINGS GROUP CORP. to DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC; DECATUR RUGBY LLC $58,967
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $1,569,389 — from 2965 DECATUR GROUP, L.P. to DECATUR RUGBY LLC; DECATUR APARTMENTS NY LLC $1,569,389

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172104218
2018150410
201921501734
20200374142
20213610468
2022310707117
202307321287
2024426823277
2025267716146
202603934174
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 805Ownership & money 164Health & systems 76

Every one of the 1,123 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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