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3151 Decatur Avenue

464Records
10City systems
33Open violations
894.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10467 · Neighborhood: Norwood
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464 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 311 service requests, 149 HPD complaints, 85 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10467
Built1915
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)MEDINA, CARMEN
BBL2033490035
BIN2018420

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 894.7. In ZIP 10467, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations33 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’23–24
19
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Noise (11) · APPLIANCE (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Non (2).

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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$707,000 $42,420
2026$842,000 $50,520
2027$805,000 $48,300

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayNorwood-205 St — D · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Burke Av — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 205 St — Bx41 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 205 St & Webster Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Bedford Park Elementary 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

3151 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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: $50,000 on 1993-03-17 (lender: Green Point Svgs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-03-17Mortgage $50,000 — from MEDINA, CARMEN; MEDINA, LUIS to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170729
2018025530
2019828238
20201028240
2021811120
20220112
2023017118
2024042143
2025072173
2026013013
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The full timeline

Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 395Ownership & money 13Health & systems 27

Every one of the 464 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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