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371 East 204 Street

650Records
17City systems
151Open violations
52.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10467 · Neighborhood: Norwood
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650 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 213 HPD housing violations, 137 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10467
Built1913
Floors5
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ZAP REALTY LLC
BBL2033530001
BIN2018524

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 52.7. 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 violations151 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 82 class B, 43 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-12.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lead (1) · Standing Water (1).

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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)Zap Realty LLC
Head officerPal Balbona
Managing agentPal Balbona
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,804,000 $811,800
2026$1,590,000 $715,500
2027$1,618,000 $728,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lona PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayNorwood-205 St — D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 204 St — Bx41 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 204 St & Webster Ave · 200 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

371 East 204 Street

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

19 311 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: $887,272 on 2022-01-10 (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
2022-01-10Agreement $2,200,000 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2022-01-10Mortgage $887,273 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $887,273
2015-12-18Agreement $1,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ZAP REALTY LLC $1,500,000
2015-12-18Mortgage $344,412 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $344,412
2011-06-15Mortgage $461,269 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $461,269
2011-06-15Agreement $1,250,000 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,250,000
2011-06-15AL&R $1,250,000 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,250,000
2004-05-18Mortgage $287,257 — from ZAP REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $287,257
2004-05-18Agreement $900,000 — from ZAP REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $900,000
2004-05-18AL&R $900,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ZAP REALTY, LLC $900,000
1999-06-30Mortgage $355,506 — from ZAP REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $355,506
1989-01-19Mortgage $320,000 — from BALBONA, PAL; BALBONA, TOM to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP. $320,000
1984-11-27Mortgage $9,535 — from FEINBERG, S. JEROME to DUNN, JUDITH; ELTON, RAYE $9,535

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017180312
20181180423
20192470251
20200150217
20212470251
20220342339
20238190633
20241260734
202513048
20260360238
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 457Ownership & money 38Health & systems 50

Every one of the 650 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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