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2012 Benedict Avenue

188Records
9City systems
20Open violations
420.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10462 · Neighborhood: Parkchester
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188 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10462
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
BBL2039320049
BIN2028936

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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 420.7. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations20 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-06-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9).

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

$34,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Boilers (1) · Building/Use (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Selene Finance LP
Head officerKarla Ballard
Managing agentSelene Finance LP
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$746,000 $44,760
2026$889,000 $53,340
2027$1,032,000 $61,920

The city's market estimate has risen 38% 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayParkchester — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Pugsley Av — Bx4 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Parkchester
Middle: J.H.S. 127 The Castle Hill. 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

2012 Benedict 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SELENE FINANCE LP — 47 buildings, 75 units. Grades across the portfolio: B9 · C23 · D12 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
96-26 46 Avenue QN4 C
211 East 96 Street BK4 C
450 Carlton Avenue BK3 D
2012 Benedict Avenue BX3 F
415 Jerome Street BK3 D
36 Hale Avenue BK2 D
531 East 26 Street BK2 D
23-27 Mott Avenue QN2 D
107-39 156 Street QN2 D
662 Georgia Avenue BK2 F
364B Van Pelt Avenue SI2 C
98 Woodland Avenue SI2 C
111-73 43 Avenue QN2 F
412 Bradford Street BK2 B
115-51 196 Street QN2 C
1090 Hancock Street BK2 C
208 Myrtle Avenue SI2 D
494 Pompey Avenue SI2 C
212 East 35 Street BK2 C
176 Westervelt Avenue SI2 D
121-01 199 Street QN2 C
134 Hendrix Street BK1 D
103-17 104 Street QN1 C
1333 East 95 Street BK1 B
625 Lenox Road BK1 C
225-09 107 Avenue QN1 B
1841 Richmond Road SI1 B
211 96 Street BK1 B
181-10 93 Avenue QN1 D
113-28 212 Street QN1 C
32 Stonecrest Court SI1 C
491 Ilyssa Way SI1 C
1501 East 53 Street BK1 C
121-42 Laurelton Parkway QN1 B
541 Beach 72 Street QN1 C
433 East 32 Street BK1 C
38 West 12 Road QN1 C
19 Topside Lane SI1 C
1161 East 88 Street BK1 C
2322 Plumb 1 Street BK1 D
116-15 135 Street QN1 C
117-24 126 Street QN1 D
802 Lanark Road QN1 B
122-66 Nellis Street QN1 B
133-14 146 Street QN1 C
158-11 96 Street QN1 B
111-32 116 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $471,366 on 2007-12-10 (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
2015-02-23Deed $25,500 — from VALDERA, GLADYS M; FELIX, ANA T; VALDERA, MARISOL to EVBD LLC $25,500
2007-12-10Mortgage $471,366 — from VALDERA, GLADYS M; FELIX, ANA; VALDERA, MARISOL to MERS $471,366
2007-12-10Deed $489,000 — from MEDINA, ASUNCION to FELIX, ANA; VALDERA, MARISOL; VALDERA, GLADYS M $489,000
1996-11-21Mortgage $85,000 — from MEDINA, ASUNCION; MEDINA, MICOLASA to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY INC. $85,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
37
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700336
201805207
201901001
202004004
202101203
2022290011
202302002
202422105
20256292037
202608008
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The full timeline

Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 133Ownership & money 25Health & systems 12

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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