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2041 Watson Avenue

346Records
10City systems
48Open violations
1470.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10472 · Neighborhood: Castle Hill-Unionport
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346 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints, 74 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10472
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)ISLAM, KAMRUL
BBL2038000070
BIN2026129

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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 1470.7. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations48 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

73 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 64 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

64
’24–25
9
’25–26

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

$55,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · GENERAL (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · ELECTRIC (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$46,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)KAMRUL ISLAM
Last registered2026-03-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$826,000 $49,560
2026$958,000 $57,480
2027$942,000 $56,520

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd / Pugley Av — Q44-SBS · 0.2 mi · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
Middle: Pugsley Preparatory Academy. 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

2041 Watson 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

73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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: $518,000 on 2019-11-12 (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
2024-03-26M&CON $565,630 — from ISLAM, KAMRUL to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $565,630
2019-11-12Mortgage $518,000 — from ISLAM, KAMRUL to MERS $518,000
2017-03-13Mortgage $405,000 — from ISLAM, KAMRUL; ISLAM, SUMAIYA to LOANDEOPOT.COM, LLC $405,000
2016-03-09Deed $450,000 — from CRAWFORD, KENNETH E to ISLAM, KAMRUL; ISLAM, SUMAIYA $450,000
2016-03-09Mortgage $405,000 — from ISLAM, KAMRUL; ISLAM, SUMAIYA to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC $405,000
2016-02-26Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $225,000
2003-12-15Mortgage $207,200 — from CRAWFORD, KENNETH E to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION $207,200
1992-12-18Mortgage $161,000 — from CRAWFORD, KENNETH to GMAC MORTGAGE CORP/PA $161,000
1989-09-20Mortgage $50,000 — from PETRONE, LOUIS; PETRONE, DANIEL to PETRONE, DANIEL; PETRONE, ANNETTE $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000101
2018001001
2019000404
2020005005
202101150016
202200151117
202301510254
202403521056
20250812000128
202620441047
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 305Ownership & money 22Health & systems 4

Every one of the 346 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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