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2538 Cruger Avenue

402Records
12City systems
108Open violations
1113.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10467 · Neighborhood: Allerton
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402 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 HPD housing violations, 104 HPD complaints, 94 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10467
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)GRANT, CHEVANESE
BBL2044340020
BIN2051344, 2106359

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1113.7. In ZIP 10467, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations108 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 78 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · GENERAL (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CHEVANESE GRANT
Last registered2024-03-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$902,000 $54,120
2026$819,000 $49,140
2027$811,000 $48,660

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayAllerton Av — 2 5 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Boston Rd / Holland Av — Bx30 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 089 Bronx
Middle: P.S. 089 Bronx. 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

2538 Cruger 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $280,000 on 2008-05-20 (lender: New Century Mortgage Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-05-20Mortgage $280,000 — from DIXON, MARLENE; GRANT, CHEVANESE; GRANT, MARLON to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $280,000
2006-02-09Mortgage $145,000 — from DIXON, MARLENE; GRANT, MARLON; GRANT, CHEVANESE to MERS $145,000
1999-09-07Mortgage $225,150 — from GRANT, CHEVANES to NORWEST MORTGAGE OFNEW YORK, INC. $225,150

Ten-year activity

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201800000
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202000101
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20220690170
202303003
20241870088
202509902101
202609009
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 337Ownership & money 25Health & systems 4

Every one of the 402 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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