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635 East 229 Street

583Records
17City systems
81Open violations
618.5Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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583 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 216 311 service requests, 159 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built2005
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)635 E 229TH STREET CORP
BBL2048320060
BIN2063199

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 618.5. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations81 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 53 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

93 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 78). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’24–25
78
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · Illegal Parking (20) · GENERAL (18) · Rodent (16) · PLUMBING (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)635 EAST 229TH STREET CORP
Head officerDEDA GJONAJ
Managing agentGJONAJ MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,070,000 $481,500
2026$1,284,000 $577,800
2027$1,306,000 $587,700

The city's market estimate has risen 22% 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

Subway233 St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / E 228 St — Bx39 · 750 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez
Middle: 287, 370. 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

635 East 229 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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 GJONAJ MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 216 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 West 151 Street MN120 D
4385 Vireo Avenue BX65 C
514 East 81 Street MN15 A
633 East 229 Street BX8 C
635 East 229 Street BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $195,000 on 2007-03-30 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-01RPTT&RET $1,162,987 — from CAMAJ, NUHO to GJONAJ, VICTOR $1,162,987
2007-03-30SMTG $1,445,000 — from 633 EAST 229TH STREET CORP.; 635 EAST 229TH STREET CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,445,000
2007-03-30Mortgage $195,000 — from 633 EAST 229TH STREET CORP.; 635 EAST 229TH STREET CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $195,000
2007-03-30Agreement $1,445,000 — from 633 EAST 229TH STREET CORP.; 635 EAST 229TH STREET CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,445,000
2005-09-07Mortgage $1,250,000 — from EAST 229TH ST. DEVELOPMENT CORP. to 54, INC. $1,250,000
2004-04-16Deed $132,500 — from THEODORE R GOODMAN, TRUSTEE; GWENDOLYN MAZER, TRUSTEE; WINFREY, FLORECE; WINFREY, JOHN; ES to EAST 229TH ST. DEVELOPMENT CORP. $132,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017221106
2018013015
201900340135
2020007007
202100100010
202200270229
202302100113
202400300333
20250122024227
20260011102113
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 519Ownership & money 17Health & systems 16

Every one of the 583 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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