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3640 Johnson Avenue

714Records
20City systems
1Open violations
5.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10463 · Neighborhood: Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
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714 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 311 service requests, 161 HPD complaints, 49 DOB complaints.

BoroughBronx 10463
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units84
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)ELMWOOD ESTATES
BBL2057980086
BIN2084191

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.6. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
10
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (19) · Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,042,515 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (84)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)ELMWOOD ESTATES LLC
Head officerRICHARD GOLDBERG
Managing agentWOODS MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-06-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,947,000 $2,676,150
2026$6,401,000 $2,880,450
2027$6,232,000 $2,804,400

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

Subway238 St — 1 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Henry Hudson Pkwy East / W 238 St — Bx10 Bx20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 238 St & Riverdale Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024 Spuyten Duyvil
Middle: Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141). 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

3640 Johnson 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

60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 WOODS MANAGEMENT CO — 3 buildings, 410 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 3 Avenue MN213 A
4580 Broadway MN113 B
3640 Johnson Avenue BX84 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $251,899 on 2016-08-10 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-08-10Agreement $3,000,000 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,000,000
2016-08-10Mortgage $251,900 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $251,900
2016-08-10Agreement $3,000,000 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,000,000
2012-05-04Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2012-05-04Agreement $3,000,000 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,000,000
2009-12-16Mortgage $227,741 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $227,741
2009-12-16Agreement $2,000,000 — from BANK OF SMITHTOWN to ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC $2,000,000
2002-12-31Mortgage $596,797 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $596,797
1997-09-12Mortgage $367,488 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $367,488
1988-03-07Mortgage $517,008 — from ELMWOOD ESTATES to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $517,008

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170614020
20183532141
20190136239
20200229132
20215122331
20222513121
20235147154
20247132242
20253622233
20268416735
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The full timeline

Construction 75Enforcement 119Housing & tenants 467Ownership & money 32Health & systems 21

Every one of the 714 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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