2324 Bassford Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03053-0025BIN 2011622Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02105 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 32 apartments
0385 of those issued in the last 3 years
0410 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0512 active DOB violation(s)
06Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
073 evictions executed in the last 3 years
083 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 15), active since 2022-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,867 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 31 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 32 apartments.

2018 — 26 units registered2023 — 31

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

234

Open now

1255

On record

105

Open Class C

107

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS4 violations

§ 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER, UNTIL (1) AN APPLICATION AND PLAN FOR THE WORK REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, WHERE REQUIRED, (2) SUCH WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE OWNER AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS WHERE REQUIRED, (3) WHERE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED AND (4) THE DEPARTMENT HAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT SUCH DWELLING IS HABITABLE. ENTIRE BUILDING FULL VACATE FIRE DAMMAGE UNDER VACATE ORDER # 260576 ( POSTED DATE 3/31/2026 ) `
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

2 more from the same inspection

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-317 violations

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS ANES AT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASHES AT BULKHEAD LEADING TO ROOF

5 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS PANES AT SKYLIGHT AT ROOF
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPOPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DECKING AND ASPHALT MATERIAL AT ROOF
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES AT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 24Issued 2026-03-31

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 24, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 29Issued 2026-03-31

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 29, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

340

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition87

Heat/Hot Water73

Paint/Plaster40

Door/Window39

Flooring/Stairs22

Plumbing21

Water Leak19

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1692

Noise reports · last 12 mo

141

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk810

Residential608

Vehicle144

Commercial88

Unspecified42

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

625

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony236

Misdemeanor295

Violation94

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 1 annual bedbug report and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-06-12

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER:DOB VIOLATION # 032626CFEU20602AK, WHICH REQUIRES OWNER TO ENGAGE A NYSPE&ENDORSED CONTRACTOR TO EVALUATE THE ENTIRE BLDF&PERM REPAIR UNDER PERMIT W/ PERMITS FILED FOR BY 5/26/26.AS OF 6/12/16,NO REPAIR PERMITS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR.COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER:DOB VIO #032626CFEU20602AK

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-27

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITTH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER:DOB VIOLATIOTN #032626FEU20601AK,WHICH REQUIRES OWNR IMMED ENGAGE A NYSPE&ENDORSED CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM EMERGNCY WRK AS DESCRIBED IN DOB VIOLATION #032626FEU20601AK.AS OF 3/27/26,OWNR HAS NOT COME FORTH W/NYSPE,ENDRSD CNTRCTR,OR WRITTEN MEANS&METHDS AS REQ'D.COMPLY W/COMM ORDER

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-26

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BUILDING SUSTAINED SEVERE FIRE, WATER AND SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT WHERE CEILING JOIST SEVERELY CHARRED WITH DEFLECTION, ALSO LARGE SECTION OF THE ROOF MISSING, PARAPET WALL AT EXPOS#1/2 LEFT UNSUPPORTED IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$15,812

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTUnknownClass 22026-05-21$6,250 due

DEFAULTUnknownClass 22025-01-16$4,000 due

ConstructionClass 22020-01-08$1,562 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-09-30Apt 6residential

2024-05-23Apt 23residential

2024-05-03Apt 24residential

2023-09-14Apt 5residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-31

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-01-15

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-15

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-23

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

505 BRONX EQUITIES LLC

Head officer

RAMON ARIZA

Managing agent

TOWER MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-04-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-03-03 · $651,346.2

Mortgage2020-03-03$651,346.2

borrower 505 BRONX EQUITIES LLC, 2268 BRONX EQUITIES LLC, 2334 EQUITIES LLC, 2607 EQUITIES LLC · lender SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Mortgage2017-09-28$1,002,151.69

borrower 505 BRONX EQUITIES LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Mortgage2016-02-23$810,784.33

borrower 505 BRONX EQUITIES LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

Sale2015-04-28no recorded price

505 E 184TH D, LLC → 505 BRONX EQUITIES LLC

Mortgage2015-04-28$609,735.75

borrower 505 BRONX EQUITIES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

The lien was sold in the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

Final saleincl. property tax2025-06-01

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale