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696 Rhinelander Avenue

508Records
15City systems
11Open violations
2.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10462 · Neighborhood: Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
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508 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 218 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10462
Built1928
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VUTHAJ RLTY CORP
BBL2040490035
BIN2043462

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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 83% 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 2.1. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (4) · Traffic (3) · Obstruction (2) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$209,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)VUTHAJ REALTY CORP
Head officerSEJDIJA CELAJ
Managing agentKATONAH PROPERTY MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,234,000 $555,300
2026$1,256,000 $565,200
2027$1,396,000 $628,200

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

SubwayBronx Park East — 2 5 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / Rhinelander Av — Bx22 Bx39 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein
Middle: 326, 468, 556. 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

696 Rhinelander 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

60 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KATONAH PROPERTY MGMT CORP — 23 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B7 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3605 Kingsbridge Avenue BX66 A
2440 Maclay Avenue BX49 B
696 Rhinelander Avenue BX32 A
45 Marble Hill Avenue MN30 B
1845 Bogart Avenue BX27 A
714 Morris Park Avenue BX24 A
876 Kinsella Street BX8 B
205 City Island Avenue BX7 B
962 Brady Avenue BX7 A
2335 Ellis Avenue BX6 A
1823 Fowler Avenue BX5 A
1873 Holland Avenue BX5 A
1755 Bronxdale Avenue BX5 A
1039 Morris Park Avenue BX4 D
1252 East 224 Street BX3 A
2121 Hone Avenue BX3 B
869 Kinsella Street BX3 B
2390 Grand Concourse BX2 A
680 Morris Park Avenue BX2 D
929 Pierce Avenue BX2 A
416 City Island Avenue BX2 A
1800 Fowler Avenue BX1 A
311 City Island Avenue BX1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,484 on 2021-07-19 (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
2021-07-19Agreement $2,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. $2,200,000
2021-07-19Mortgage $62,485 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $62,485
2020-02-24Mortgage $730,000 — from LMRK PROPCO 3 LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST $730,000
2014-07-25Mortgage $1,275,799 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,275,799
2014-07-25Agreement $2,500,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2014-01-06Mortgage $590,923 — from LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 6 LLC to TEXAS CAPITAL BANK N.A. $590,923
2013-03-21ASSTO $420,501 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP to LD HOLDINGS LLC $420,501
2013-02-14EASE $46,722 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP to LD HOLDINGS LLC $46,722
2010-08-25Mortgage $729,306 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $729,306
2010-08-25Agreement $1,300,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,300,000
2010-08-25AL&R $1,300,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,300,000
2003-09-22Agreement $900,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. $900,000
2003-09-22Mortgage $379,040 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $379,040
1993-07-15Mortgage $625,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP to BAYSIDE FEDERAL SVSBNK $625,000
1988-04-15Mortgage $500,000 — from VUTHAJ REALTY CORP. to YORKVILLE FEDERAL S&LA. $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702170019
201836212133
201961190127
202071171127
202141114121
202221270232
202306211129
202400220224
202500310132
202600160117
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 353Ownership & money 49Health & systems 12

Every one of the 508 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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