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821 Lydig Avenue

1,361Records
22City systems
74Open violations
38.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10462 · Neighborhood: Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
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1,361 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 559 311 service requests, 321 HPD complaints, 277 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10462
Built1964
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)KF 2121 MATTHEWS LLC
BBL2043220001
BIN2049428

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 38.8. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations74 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2003-11-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

7
’23–24
12
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$4,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

189 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · PLUMBING (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Water System (12) · Illegal Parking (11) · Food Establishment (9).

Filed construction activity

$342,019 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1964)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)2121 MATTHEWS, LLC
Head officerMOSHE HALBERSTAM
Managing agentDIAMOND MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,454,000 $1,554,300
2026$3,737,000 $1,681,650
2027$3,760,000 $1,692,000

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 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

SubwayMorris Park — 5 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Pelham Pkwy — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pelham Pkwy / Muliner Av — Bx12 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Young Voices Academy of the Bronx
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

821 Lydig 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

189 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 DIAMOND MANAGEMENT — 13 buildings, 815 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C6 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4200 Avenue K BK108 D
755 Ocean Avenue BK95 F
224 Highland Boulevard BK88 C
30 West 190 Street BX84 B
4211 Avenue K BK73 C
3140 Kingsbridge Avenue BX70 C
43-01 46 Street QN68 A
1001 Woodycrest Avenue BX64 D
821 Lydig Avenue BX60 A
1041 Nelson Avenue BX58 C
150 Johnson Avenue BK42 A
5207 15 Avenue BK3 C
109-17 153 Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $940,831 on 2020-08-28 (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
2024-01-02ASPM $6,517,628 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC; KF 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERES; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,517,628
2024-01-02AL&R $6,517,628 — from KF 2121 MATTHEWS LLC; 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERES $6,517,628
2020-08-28AL&R $6,550,000 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,550,000
2020-08-28Agreement $6,550,000 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,550,000
2020-08-28Mortgage $940,832 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $940,832
2016-06-27Agreement $6,000,000 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,000,000
2016-06-27AL&R $60,000,000 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $60,000,000
2016-06-27Mortgage $1,345,543 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,345,543
2012-08-15Agreement $5,070,000 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,070,000
2012-08-15Mortgage $1,290,219 — from 2121 MATTHEWS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,290,219
2012-08-15Deed $6,575,000 — from D.S.E.B. LLC to 2121 MATTHEWS LLC $6,575,000
2010-04-21AL&R $3,900,000 — from D.S.E.B. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,900,000
2010-04-21Mortgage $3,900,000 — from D.S.E.B. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701250329
201801190424
201900560460
202002393145
202100550358
202202410346
20230112713132
202402493256
202584710487
20265414505159
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 1,186Ownership & money 25Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,361 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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