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3424 DeKalb Avenue

3,937Records
16City systems
87Open violations
220.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10467 · Neighborhood: Norwood
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3,937 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,620 HPD complaints, 1,496 311 service requests, 562 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10467
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units65
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES,
BBL2033270067
BIN2017766

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 220.8. In ZIP 10467, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations87 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1997-07-11.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

524 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 183 · winter 2024–25: 177 · winter 2025–26: 159). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

183
’23–24
177
’24–25
159
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

393 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (249) · Illegal Parking (20) · WATER LEAK (18) · Noise (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Panhandling (9).

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 (65)
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)3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerAVNI GECAJ
Managing agentARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,625,000 $731,250
2026$1,694,000 $762,300
2027$1,668,000 $750,600

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (2 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

SubwayMosholu Pkwy — 4 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Norwood-205 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / East Mosholu Pkwy North — Bx10 · 550 ft
Citi BikeSteuben Ave & E 210 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 Kings College School
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

3424 DeKalb 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

393 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 249 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: $2,534,787 on 2015-05-21 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-29AL&R $7,175,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,175,000
2020-07-29M&CON $7,175,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,175,000
2015-05-21AL&R $6,500,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,500,000
2015-05-21Mortgage $2,534,788 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,534,788
2010-04-29Agreement $4,275,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,275,000
2010-04-29AL&R $4,275,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,275,000
2009-09-15Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC; ROYAL PARKING CORP. to AM FEURMAN LLC; MJA FINANCIAL LLC $1,000,000
2006-02-27Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,350,000
2004-05-12M&CON $2,475,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,475,000
2002-02-07Mortgage $332,500 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $332,500
2001-12-18Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES, LLC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,400,000
1994-08-10Mortgage $405,275 — from 2434 DEKALB ASSOCIATES; 2434 DEKALB (REALTY)ASSOCIATES to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY $405,275
1988-04-28Mortgage $224,500 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES to 2895 REALTY ASSOCIATES $224,500
1986-01-03Mortgage $466,063 — from 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES to GLOBE MORTGAGE COMPANY $466,063
1984-02-14Mortgage $50,000 — from GECAJ PROPERTIES CO.; 3424 DEKALB ASSOCIATES to MCCABE, MONICA; MCCABE, EILEEN $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171220303209
20181012204127
20190122603230
20200812031132
2021079701105
20220118403188
20230123707245
202401347617371
20250024506251
20260034201343
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 3,721Ownership & money 69Health & systems 60

Every one of the 3,937 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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