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2778 3 Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2023070040 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

No 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$170,505 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$387,000 $174,150
2026$366,000 $164,700
2027$421,000 $189,450

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
African Restaurant Le DekarAfricanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

Subway3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
3 Av-138 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 148 St — Bx21 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 147 St & Bergen Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

2778 3 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $200,000 on 1993-06-15 (lender: Marine Midland Bank,na), covering 3 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
2013-01-02Deed $330,000 — from SUSAN C. KALEN AS TRUSTEE; THE IRREVOCABLE SAND III TRUST OF 2012 to T.J. MEIR LLC $330,000
1993-06-15Mortgage $100,000 — from THIRD AVE CORP/AKA; 2787 THIRD AVE CORP to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA $100,000
1993-06-15Mortgage $200,000 — from 2787 THIRD AVE CORP; 2787 THIRD AVENUE CP/AKA to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA $200,000

Ten-year activity

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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-08-27311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-08-05Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-08-05Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-05-15Job filed: Install bathrooms, sink and gas to proposed commercial kitchen.
2026-05-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE FOR RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST. RENOVATE BATHROOMS. RENOVATE FLO
2026-02-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-01-05Restaurant inspection: African Restaurant Le Dekar — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-27311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-08-05Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-08-05Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-05-15Job filed: Install bathrooms, sink and gas to proposed commercial kitchen.$19,440
2026-05-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE FOR RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST. RENOVATE BATHROOMS. RENOVATE FLO$129,565
2026-02-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-01-05Restaurant inspection: African Restaurant Le Dekar — grade A
2024
2024-07-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023
2023-06-03311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2023-05-25311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2023-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-10-21311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-09-28311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020
2020-10-27311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-26311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2020-03-31311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-30311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2020-03-14311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-04-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. PREMISES UNDER PC ALT 2# 220617713 LOC $6,250
2018-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-11-02311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2017-10-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-09-25Job filed: A2$7,500
2017-08-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-10Job filed: FILING MH AND PL WORK TYPE FOR ROOF. NEW EQUIPMENT USE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED
2017-01-20Job filed: ON EXISTING (1) STORY BUILDING, MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AND CONVERT EXISTING STORE ON FIRST FLOOR INTO AN AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE FACILITY, NEW C.O. $14,000
2016
2016-11-15311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2016-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015
2015-03-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2014
2014-07-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-07-21Job filed: INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT, INTERIOR RENOVATION OF SPACE WHICH INCLUDES ENCLOSED OF INTERIOR STAIR AT FIRST FLOOR & REFURBISHING OF INTERIOR WALLS. NO$57,000
2014-07-21Job filed: INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT, INTERIOR RENOVATION OF SPACE WHICH INCLUDES ENCLOSED OF INTERIOR STAIR AT FIRST FLOOR & REFURBISHING OF INTERIOR WALLS. NO$57,000
2014-07-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-30311: Industrial Waste — Chemical Spill (IAC)
2013
2013-02-04DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2013-02-04DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2013-01-02Deed $330,000 — from SUSAN C. KALEN AS TRUSTEE; THE IRREVOCABLE SAND III TRUST OF 2012 to T.J. MEIR LLC$330,000
2012
2012-10-10Deed — from 2787 THIRD AVENUE CORP. to KALEN, TRUSTEE, SUSAN C; IRREVOCABLE SAND III TRUST OF 2012
2012-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-28Mortgage satisfied — from 2787 THIRD AVENUE CORP. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK, N.A.
2011-01-28Mortgage satisfied — from 2787 THIRD AVENUE CORP. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK, N.A.
2010
2010-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2000
2000-07-31TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-01-20ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-07-29TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1993
1993-06-15Mortgage $100,000 — from THIRD AVE CORP/AKA; 2787 THIRD AVE CORP to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA$100,000
1993-06-15Mortgage $200,000 — from 2787 THIRD AVE CORP; 2787 THIRD AVENUE CP/AKA to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA$200,000
1978
1978-10-23Deed — from SIPFERT CATHERINE to 2787 THIRD AVENUE CORP

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