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1921 Hobart Avenue

1,011Records
19City systems
109Open violations
178.3Penalty rate

1,011 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 315 HPD housing violations, 311 311 service requests, 265 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10461
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units33
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ARBER REALTY LLC
BBL2042340052
BIN2047353

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 178.3. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations109 total — 48 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

15
’23–24
8
’24–25
21
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PLUMBING (6) · GENERAL (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

Filed construction activity

$33,000 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)ARBER REALTY LLC
Head officerAVNI GECAJ
Managing agentARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,569,000 $706,050
2026$1,604,000 $721,800
2027$1,517,000 $682,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 29/100, 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

SubwayBuhre Av — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Saint Theresa Av — Bx24 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala
Middle: 371, 467. 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

1921 Hobart 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

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC — 20 buildings, 840 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C11 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 W Mosholu Parkway N BX91 C
2825 Claflin Avenue BX82 C
70 Marble Hill Avenue MN69 A
3424 DeKalb Avenue BX65 C
2895 Grand Concourse BX55 D
1230 Leland Avenue BX49 C
2760 Creston Avenue BX46 B
2786 Jerome Avenue BX42 D
710 Gerard Avenue BX39 C
2839 Decatur Avenue BX39 B
1134 Stratford Avenue BX39 C
2505 University Avenue BX36 D
1324 Ogden Avenue BX36 B
1921 Hobart Avenue BX33 C
6125 Broadway BX30 C
2550 Briggs Avenue BX28 C
4225 Carpenter Avenue BX26 C
2321 Hughes Avenue BX17 C
136 West 87 Street MN10 B
2628 3 Avenue BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2016-05-11 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-08AL&R $3,750,000 — from 1111 EAST TREMONT REALTY RG LLC; ARBER REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,750,000
2020-12-08Agreement $3,750,000 — from 1111 EAST TREMONT REALTY RG LLC; ARBER REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,750,000
2020-12-03Deed $5,450,000 — from 1921 HOBART LLC to 1111 EAST TREMONT REALTY RG LLC; ARBER REALTY LLC $5,450,000
2020-10-22Sold for $5,450,000 $5,450,000 $165,152
2016-05-11AL&R $4,200,000 — from 1921 HOBART LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2016-05-11Agreement $4,200,000 — from 1921 HOBART LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2016-05-11Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 1921 HOBART LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2014-07-17AL&R $2,700,000 — from 1921 HOBART LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,700,000
2014-05-21Deed $3,700,000 — from 1921 HOBART AVENUE CORP. to 1921 HOBART LLC $3,700,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
170
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723220027
201821350139
201910170220
202025517166
202101450147
20220111501117
20230116801170
20240111331118
202500690574
202622540159
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 927Ownership & money 26Health & systems 15

Every one of the 1,011 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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