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4245 Digney Avenue

219Records
15City systems
5Open violations
76Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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219 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 39 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)4245 DIGNEY LLC
BBL2050050014
BIN2068450

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 76. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2017-01-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$11,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)4245 DIGNEY LLC
Head officerEdgardo Bacalan
Managing agentSmartkey Property Management LLC
Last registered2026-05-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$714,000 $321,300
2026$743,000 $334,350
2027$892,000 $401,400

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 233 St / Bussing Av — Bx31 · 950 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 Bronx
Middle: 259, 532, 355. 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

4245 Digney 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SMARTKEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 29 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C6 · D7 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
355 West 41 Street MN16 B
504 West 126 Street MN9 F
3816 Barnes Avenue BX7 C
1822 Edison Avenue BX5 F
1353 Taylor Avenue BX5 F
4245 Digney Avenue BX5 D
836 East 214 Street BX4 C
364 East 173 Street BX3 C
2084 Ryer Avenue BX3 C
362 East 173 Street BX3 D
3021 Eastchester Road BX3 D
959 East 212 Street BX3 D
1607 Taylor Avenue BX3 F
952 East 227 Street BX3 D
366 East 173 Street BX3 B
3237 Chestnut Drive North BX3 F
1051 Vincent Avenue BX2 F
559 Claremont Parkway BX2 F
1057 Vincent Avenue BX2 D
29-12 Deerfield Road QN2 D
1059 Vincent Avenue BX2 B
3315 Baychester Avenue BX2 B
119-43 166 Street QN2 A
22-62 Mott Avenue QN2 A
769 East 218 Street BX1 F
150-71 116 Drive QN1 A
3001 Grace Avenue BX1 C
120-28 218 Street QN1 A
750 Georgia Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $447,000 on 2024-10-01 (lender: Sharestates Investments, LLC, Isaoa/atima). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-25Agreement $1,050,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,050,000
2024-10-01Mortgage $447,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC, ISAOA/ATIM $447,000
2024-10-01AL&R $1,347,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC, ISAOA/ATIM $1,347,000
2024-10-01Agreement $1,347,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC, ISAOA/ATIM $1,347,000
2024-03-29AL&R $900,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY LLC to EKAM MANAGEMENT LLC $900,000
2024-03-14Mortgage $900,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY LLC to SENDERS ENTERPRISES LLC; PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; EKAM MANAGEMENT LLC $900,000
2024-03-14Deed $999,999 — from RAMSARRAN, DEOSARRAN to 4245 DIGNEY LLC $999,999
2024-03-01Sold for $999,999 $999,999 $200,000
2014-12-24Deed $445,000 — from 4245 DIGNEY REALTY CORP. to RAMSARRAN, DEOSARRAN $445,000
2014-12-24Mortgage $267,000 — from RAMSARRAN, DEOSARRAN to 4245 DIGNEY REALTY CORP. $267,000
2014-12-24AL&R $267,000 — from RAMSARRAN, DEOSARRAN to 4245 DIGNEY REALTY CORP. $267,000
2003-01-02Mortgage $200,000 — from QUATTROCHI, ANTHONY; PIAN, EDWARD; PIAN, ETTORE; PIAN, JOANN to BUSBY, LOUISE $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110011
201801130014
2019026019
2020005005
202146130023
202200130013
202301270028
202400911020
2025002002
202600103013
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 27Health & systems 1

Every one of the 219 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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