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1210 Elder Avenue

478Records
16City systems
53Open violations
17.9Penalty rate

478 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 164 311 service requests, 143 HPD housing violations, 80 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10472
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units68
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)VCR RODAME CORP
BBL2037730010
BIN2025164

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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 55% 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 17.9. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations53 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (11) · Derelict Vehicles (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Non (3).

Filed construction activity

$201,890 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (68)
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)V C R RODAME CORP.
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,585,000 $1,163,250
2026$2,638,000 $1,187,100
2027$2,721,000 $1,224,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 99/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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 2015 (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

SubwayElder Av — 6 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Elder Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWest Farms Rd & Boone Ave · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 195, 196. 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

1210 Elder 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

59 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-25 Kissena Boulevard QN204 C
138-10 Franklin Avenue QN194 A
139-19 31 Road QN162 B
31-65 138 Street QN136 A
66-15 Thornton Place QN126 B
30-44 29 Street QN120 A
66-15 Wetherole Street QN113 B
76-10 34 Avenue QN108 A
67-41 Burns Street QN100 A
42-26 81 Street QN100 B
92-05 Whitney Avenue QN95 A
84-19 51 Avenue QN91 A
137-10 Franklin Avenue QN89 A
37-16 83 Street QN84 A
25-34 Crescent Street QN83 A
34-17 30 Street QN82 A
91-15 Lamont Avenue QN80 B
136-75 37 Avenue QN80 A
37-30 83 Street QN79 A
83-25 Vietor Avenue QN78 A
53-11 90 Street QN77 B
34-50 41 Street QN75 B
77-16 Austin Street QN72 A
61-20 Woodside Avenue QN68 A
1210 Elder Avenue BX68 A
35-40 30 Street QN62 A
120-10 85 Avenue QN60 A
35-50 78 Street QN57 A
72-11 110 Street QN53 A
187 Pinehurst Avenue MN49 A
975 East 181 Street BX49 B
150-31 12 Avenue QN49 A
221 East 76 Street MN43 A
72 Orange Street BK41 A
143-20 Hoover Avenue QN41 A
3542 Broadway MN40 A
619 East 5 Street MN40 A
31-59 34 Street QN40 A
34-32 35 Street QN33 A
25-25 Newtown Avenue QN30 A
27-37 27 Street QN30 A
23 Thompson Street MN28 A
689 East 233 Street BX26 B
685 East 233 Street BX26 B
519 West 139 Street MN25 A
105-25 88 Street QN24 B
25-38 Astoria Boulevard QN23 A
47-05 5 Street QN21 A
271 East 10 Street MN18 C
966 Southern Boulevard BX18 A
1042 Southern Boulevard BX17 A
37-67 64 Street QN16 B
992 Southern Boulevard BX16 A
21-39 27 Street QN16 B
43 Orchard Street MN13 B
32-21 37 Street QN12 B
224 West 104 Street MN12 B
999 Southern Boulevard BX8 B
1007 Southern Boulevard BX8 D
14-14 28 Avenue QN8 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $850,000 on 2002-06-25 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-06-25Mortgage $850,000 — from V.C.R. RODAME CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A. $850,000
1996-05-16Mortgage $74,113 — from V.C.R. RODAME CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $74,113
1986-05-02Mortgage $138,696 — from V.C.R. RODAME CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK-HPD $138,696

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
95
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700718
201800235
20190093295
202000314
20210111214
2022019313
20230347252
20242250559
20250015318
20260029130
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 409Ownership & money 18Health & systems 33

Every one of the 478 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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