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3040 Valentine Avenue

600Records
17City systems
6Open violations
4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10458 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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600 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 400 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 45 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10458
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)J REALTY CORPORATION
BBL2033090100
BIN2017301

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-11-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Non (22) · Dirty Condition (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,550 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)J REALTY CORPORATION
Head officerJOHN PALUSHAJ
Managing agentJOHN PALUSHAJ
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$1,347,000 $606,150
2026$1,482,000 $666,900
2027$1,553,000 $698,850

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 56/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ka WahChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 203 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE Mosholu Pkwy & E 204 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Isaac Varian
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

3040 Valentine 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

70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $412,314 on 2025-08-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-11Agreement $2,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to J REALTY CORP $2,200,000
2025-08-11Mortgage $412,315 — from J REALTY CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $412,315
2018-08-16Agreement $2,050,000 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $2,050,000
2018-08-16Mortgage $744,606 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $744,606
2018-08-16AL&R $2,050,000 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $2,050,000
2011-12-08Mortgage $441,351 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $441,351
2011-12-08Agreement $1,500,000 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,500,000
2011-12-08AL&R $1,500,000 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,500,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $243,292 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $243,292
2004-07-04Agreement $1,200,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to J REALTY CORP. $1,200,000
2001-08-15Mortgage $1,000,000 — from J REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,000,000
1996-09-24Mortgage $396,502 — from J. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHIG SAVING BANK, FSB $396,502
1986-08-19Mortgage $392,024 — from VALENTINE ASSOCIATES to COLUMBIA EQUITIES, LTD $392,024
1984-01-24Mortgage $76,540 — from SEKLER REALTY CO. to CITY OF NEW YORK $76,540

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702100214
201801565365
201903620267
202024510158
202100400141
202200340236
202300340539
202400140519
202501326443
202603190325
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 462Ownership & money 50Health & systems 39

Every one of the 600 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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