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3544 Mc Owen Avenue

163Records
13City systems
2Open violations
282Penalty rate

163 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10475
Built1939
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)IKEMEFUNA, IFEOMA L
BBL2056550019
BIN2083067

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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 282. In ZIP 10475, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

61 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
16
’24–25
33
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · SAFETY (1).

Filed construction activity

$407,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1939)
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)IFEMOA Ikemefuna; IKECHUK MADU
Managing agentIFEOMA IKEMEFUNA
Last registered2026-03-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$866,000 $51,960
2026$785,000 $47,100
2027$865,000 $51,900

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayEastchester-Dyre Av — 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: McOwen Av / Boston Rd — Bx16 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Cornerstone Academy for Social Action
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

3544 Mc Owen 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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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: $976,978 on 2022-12-28 (lender: American Financial Network INC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-28Mortgage $976,978 — from MADU, IKECHUKWU; IKEMEFUNA, IFEOMA L to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK INC $976,978
2022-12-28Deed $995,000 — from 3544 MCOWEN LLC to MADU, IKECHUKWU; IKEMEFUNA, IFEOMA L $995,000
2022-11-30Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $497,500
2017-09-20Deed $400,000 — from DONNA FERRARA; MARTELLOTTI JOINT IRREVOCABLE TRUST; JOANN MCHUGH to 3544 MCOWEN LLC $400,000
2017-08-23Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017311207
20186339021
20194420616
2020020002
2021031004
2022500308
2023008008
202400170017
202500380038
202601330034
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 107Ownership & money 18Health & systems 6

Every one of the 163 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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