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2152 Quimby Avenue

350Records
11City systems
76Open violations
1190.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10473 · Neighborhood: Castle Hill-Unionport
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350 recorded events, 1981–2025, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 ECB/OATH violations, 85 HPD housing violations, 57 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10473
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)VELASQUEZ, JOSE
BBL2036870029
BIN2022891

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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 1190.3. In ZIP 10473, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations76 total — 29 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-07-14.
Active vacate order8 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).

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

$15,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Animal (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Dirty Condition (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Noise (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 (1901)
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$783,000 $46,980
2026$917,000 $55,020
2027$989,000 $59,340

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayCastle Hill Av — 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Castle Hill Av / Quimby Av — Bx5 Bx22 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Samuel Randall
Middle: J.H.S. 131 Albert Einstein. 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

2152 Quimby 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $97,800 on 2006-06-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-05-10M&CON $99,375 — from VELASQUEZ, JOSE to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERICING LP $99,375
2010-05-10M&CON $393,702 — from VELASQUEZ, JOSE to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERICING LP $393,702
2006-06-20Mortgage $391,200 — from VELASQUEZ, JOSE to MERS $391,200
2006-06-20Mortgage $97,800 — from VELASQUEZ, JOSE to MERS $97,800
2003-12-29Deed $344,500 — from FERNANDEZ, JULIA to TAMAREZ, RAMON F $344,500
2003-12-29Mortgage $310,050 — from TAMAREZ, RAMON F to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. $310,050
1999-03-18Mortgage $227,950 — from FERNANDEZ, JULIA to FIRST UNION MORTGAGECORPORATION $227,950
1994-10-07Mortgage $185,000 — from WILLBRIGHT, THEODORE; TAYLOR, MELROSE III to MIDCOAST MORTGAGE CORPORATION $185,000
1991-09-06Mortgage $50,000 — from OCHART, DELIA/AKA; NIETO, JOSEPH JR.; NIETO, DELIA to STATE-WIDE CAPITAL CORP. $50,000
1985-05-23Mortgage $21,000 — from NIETO, DELIA; NIETO, JOSEPH to NYC COMMISSIONER SOC.SER $21,000
1983-01-05Mortgage $55,000 — from TOLEDO, DAVID JR.; NIETO, JOSEPH JR.; NIETO, DELIA; TOLEDO, NILDA to MID-ISLAND EQUITIESCORP $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170140014
20183861045
20193570042
20209182029
20211300013
20221380039
202306028
20245700075
20250230225
202600000
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The full timeline

Enforcement 107Housing & tenants 201Ownership & money 37Health & systems 5

Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1981–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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