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2979 Marion Avenue

1,792Records
18City systems
5Open violations
27.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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1,792 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 863 HPD complaints, 515 311 service requests, 108 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1938
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)2979 MARION AVE LLC D
BBL2032920045
BIN2016744

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 27.6. 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
32
’24–25
34
’25–26

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

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · Illegal Parking (7) · Derelict Vehicles (6) · Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$893,937 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1938)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)2979 MARION AVE LLC D
Head officerBROOKE MORGAN
Managing agentTHE MORGAN GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,703,000 $766,350
2026$1,785,000 $803,250
2027$1,838,000 $827,100

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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.

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 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Park Blvd / Marion Av — Bx25 Bx26 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMarion Ave & Mosholu Pkwy · 550 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: J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway. 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

2979 Marion 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 THE MORGAN GROUP LLC — 22 buildings, 1,151 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B16. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1230 Teller Avenue BX79 B
190 West 170 Street BX67 B
323 E Mosholu Parkway N BX64 B
3425 Gates Place BX62 B
667 East 232 Street BX61 A
176 East 176 Street BX60 B
2552 University Avenue BX55 B
2735 Marion Avenue BX55 B
2791 Grand Concourse BX54 B
2781 Grand Concourse BX54 A
1901 Grand Concourse BX54 A
2952 Marion Avenue BX53 B
1057 Hoe Avenue BX52 B
1210 Sherman Avenue BX50 B
1916 Grand Concourse BX50 B
2805 University Avenue BX48 B
1136 Sherman Avenue BX44 B
2103 Grand Concourse BX43 B
2773 Briggs Avenue BX42 B
3205 Grand Concourse BX39 A
2979 Marion Avenue BX36 A
3500 Tryon Avenue BX29 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $733,116 on 2019-10-28 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 5 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
2019-10-28Mortgage $733,117 — from 3500 TRYON REALTY LLC D; 1057 HOE AVENUE LLC D; 2979 MARION AVE LLC D; 190 W 170 REALTY LL to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $733,117
2019-10-28Agreement $32,300,000 — from 3500 TRYON REALTY LLC D; 1057 HOE AVENUE LLC D; 190 W 170 REALTY LLC D; 2979 MARION AVE LL to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $32,300,000
2019-10-28AL&R $32,300,000 — from 1057 HOE AVENUE LLC D; 1136 SHERMAN AVENUE LLC D; 3500 TRYON REALTY LLC D; 2979 MARION AVE to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $32,300,000
2015-10-26Mortgage $1,919,002 — from 2979 MARION AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,919,002
2015-10-26Agreement $4,800,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,800,000
2015-10-26AL&R $4,800,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,800,000
2013-08-15Deed $3,805,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE OWNER LLC to 2979 MARION AVE LLC $3,805,000
2013-08-15M&CON $3,000,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2013-08-15AL&R $3,000,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2012-03-12AL&R $2,475,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,475,000
2012-03-12Agreement $2,475,000 — from 2979 MARION AVE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,475,000
2012-03-12Mortgage $248,040 — from 2979 MARION AVE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $248,040
2010-12-28Agreement $119,238,000 — from 711 WALTON AVE OWNER LLC; 1495 MORRIS AVE OWNER LLC; 1244 GRAND CONCOURSE OWNER LLC; 1360 to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTAGE CORPORATION $119,238,000
2010-11-18Deed $2,226,960 — from 2979 MARION LLC to 2979 MARION AVE OWNER LLC $2,226,960
2010-11-18ASPM $2,226,960 — from 2979 MARION AVE OWNER LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $2,226,960

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725480257
201805210329
201944127330
20200134210
202100140115
202200280230
202320160220
202401270432
202500580260
202634180126
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 130Housing & tenants 1,540Ownership & money 71Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,792 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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