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3521 DeKalb Avenue

2,263Records
18City systems
16Open violations
19.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10467 · Neighborhood: Norwood
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2,263 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,024 HPD complaints, 756 311 service requests, 213 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10467
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units83
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)3521 DEKALB AVE ASSOCIATES L.L.C
BBL2033280050
BIN2017799

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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 54% 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 19.4. In ZIP 10467, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations16 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

86 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 74). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’24–25
74
’25–26

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

$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (49) · HEAT/HOT WATER (43) · Noise (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Elevator (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$601,490 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (83)
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)3521 DEKALB AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerLISA QUATTROCCHI
Managing agentBENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,346,000 $1,955,700
2026$4,432,000 $1,994,400
2027$4,468,000 $2,010,600

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

SubwayWoodlawn — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Gun Hill Rd / De Kalb Av — Bx10 · 200 ft
Citi BikeJerome Ave & E Gun Hill Rd · 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

3521 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

159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 43 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 BENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP. — 20 buildings, 951 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-08 Parsons Boulevard QN83 A
3521 DeKalb Avenue BX83 A
2850 Claflin Avenue BX78 B
45-36 39 Place QN70 A
37-15 72 Street QN60 B
37-41 81 Street QN59 A
43-06 46 Street QN55 A
47-25 40 Street QN54 A
47-39 40 Street QN54 A
1447 Macombs Road BX53 A
332 East 84 Street MN48 A
60-52 Madison Street QN48 A
3312 Hull Avenue BX48 A
60-62 Madison Street QN48 A
2839 Bainbridge Avenue BX30 B
2851 Webb Avenue BX28 A
2853 Webb Avenue BX28 A
125 West 3 Street MN9 A
175 Madison Avenue MN8 B
971 Lexington Avenue MN7 A

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20176277186
20182171063128
20198775494
20202424333
2021061202128
2022012922106
20231387293
20244459370
20252247253
2026401422148
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 132Housing & tenants 2,032Ownership & money 10Health & systems 43

Every one of the 2,263 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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