310 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 156 311 service requests, 77 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 124.4. 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 | 15 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1991-06-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · WATER LEAK (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 | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $712,000 | $320,400 |
| 2026 | $679,000 | $305,550 |
| 2027 | $815,000 | $366,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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.
| Subway | Morris Park — 5 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pelham Pkwy / Esplanade Av — Bx12 · 800 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.
1032 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 |
42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
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: $499,000 on 2019-01-22 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-22 | AL&R $499,000 — from VATAJ FAMILY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $499,000 | |
| 2019-01-22 | Mortgage $499,000 — from VATAJ FAMILY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $499,000 | |
| 2005-05-16 | AL&R $456,000 — from VATIC, VASEL; VATIC, PREKA to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $456,000 | |
| 2005-05-06 | Mortgage $456,000 — from VATIC, PREKA; VATIC, VASEL to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $456,000 | |
| 2005-05-06 | Deed $570,000 — from DEDAJ, MARK to VATIC, VASEL; VATIC, PREKA | $570,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 75 |
| 2023 | 3 | 106 | 0 | 109 |
| 2024 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Every one of the 310 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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