93 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 25 HPD housing violations, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1975-09-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (4) · Blocked Driveway (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | VATAJ FAMILY LLC |
| Head officer | SONNY VATAJ |
| Managing agent | VATAJ FAMILY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716,000 | $322,200 |
| 2026 | $683,000 | $307,350 |
| 2027 | $820,000 | $369,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (5 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.
| Subway | Morris Park — 5 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pelham Pkwy / Esplanade Av — Bx12 · 850 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 083 Donald Hertz Middle: P.S. 083 Donald Hertz. 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.
1030 Esplanade
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by VATAJ FAMILY LLC — 2 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 Esplanade | BX | 5 | C |
| 1032 Esplanade | BX | 5 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $84,282 on 2019-01-23 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-27 | Agreement $499,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to VATAJ FAMILY LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2019-01-23 | AL&R $499,000 — from VATAJ FAMILY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $499,000 | |
| 2019-01-23 | Mortgage $84,283 — from VATAJ FAMILY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $84,283 | |
| 2012-02-06 | AL&R $475,000 — from VATIC, KATRINA; VATIC, PREKA to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $475,000 | |
| 2012-02-06 | Agreement $475,000 — from VATIC, PREKA; VATIC, KATRINA to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $475,000 | |
| 2012-02-06 | Mortgage $294,245 — from VATIC, KATRINA; VATIC, PREKA to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $294,245 | |
| 2004-03-23 | AL&R $300,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to VATIC, KATRINA | $300,000 | |
| 2004-03-23 | Mortgage $300,000 — from VATIC, PREKA; VATIC, KATRINA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $300,000 | |
| 1994-10-18 | Mortgage $130,000 — from VATIC, PREKA; VATIC, KATRINA to LATORRE, FRANK | $130,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 93 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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